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Purges on the Gulen Movement

Last update: 4-dec-22

Since May 2016, the Gülen movement has been classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey under the assigned names Gülenist Terror Organisation (Fethullahçı Terör Örgütü; abbreviation: FETÖ) and Parallel State Structure (Paralel Devlet Yapılanması; abbreviation: PDY).  After the failed coup attempt in 2016, the government of Turkey blamed the group for the coup attempt. Source

28 August 2020:
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have significantly increased since discharging officers linked to the Gülen movement.Akar told Anadolu Agency (AA) that “20,062 Gülen movement-linked personnel have been dismissed from the military so far." "They will never wear this uniform again," he said.

26 Jan. 2021: Security forces on Tuesday detained 83 suspects linked to the Gülen Movement (FETÖ), including members that had infiltrated the police and the army, in nationwide operations.
19 Jan. 2021: Security forces on Tuesday arrested 210 suspects with links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) in operations across the country. Among those arrested were military officers, police officers and civilians.

14. Jan. 2021: Prosecutors in two cases are seeking hefty prison terms for 31 defendants linked to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) who conspired against the National Intelligence Organization (MIT).

12 Jan. 2021: Security forces on Tuesday arrested 100 suspects in nationwide operations over their alleged links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).

6. Jan. 2021: Two senior members of the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), reportedly in charge of its network in two major Iraqi cities, have been extradited to Turkey from Ukraine.

5 Jan. 2021: Security forces on Tuesday rounded up 30 suspects linked to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) after prosecutors in different cities issued arrest warrants for 40 suspects.


25 Dec. 2020: Turkey arrests 36 FETÖ suspects in new wave of operations against group behind coup

9 Dece. 2020: 27 FETÖ-linked terror suspects arrested in operations across Turkey

8 Dec. 2020:

264 detained in nationwide operations against Gulen movement members in Turkey 

Turkish security forces detained 264 suspects on Tuesday in operations across the country against the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ). In one of the biggest operations against the terrorist group, 204 suspects were detained in Izmir and 49 in other province
Suspects captured in operations based in Izmir were among 304 wanted by the Chief Prosecutor’s Office in the province, and a manhunt was underway to capture the others. Those with arrest warrants were mostly soldiers and 295 among them were active-duty soldiers. Read the full article

4 December 2020:

Turkey arrests 76 Gulen movement terror suspects across country

Turkish police arrested 76 suspects nationwide Friday for their alleged links to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), which was behind the 2016 coup attempt in the country.

Provincial anti-terror and intelligence teams determined that 66 of the detained suspects frequently changed their addresses to avoid being caught and rented "safe houses" through their relatives, who do not have a record of links to the terrorist group. The operation to capture the identified suspects was carried out as part of an investigation initiated by prosecutors in the western province of Izmir

Separately, 10 other FETÖ suspects were arrested in an operation based in central Eskişehir province against the terrorist group's infiltrators in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Read the full article


1 December 2020:

147 arrested in operations against Gulen movement in Turkey

Police across the country launched raids on Tuesday morning to capture suspects linked to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), which was behind a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. A total of 147 suspects, from soldiers and police officers to civilians, were arrested.

The largest number of arrests were in the western province of Izmir. A total of 116 suspects were detained in two separate operations. The first operation was against FETÖ members who infiltrated the military. The Izmir Chief Prosecutor’s Office issued arrest warrants for 82 suspects including 70 active-duty soldiers. 72 were arrested in operations in Izmir and 38 other provinces while manhunt was underway for others. 

In the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 19 suspects including a colonel and a lieutenant colonel accused of being FETÖ infiltrators. All suspects were detained in operations in 13 provinces.

Elsewhere, police in the capital Ankara detained 12 out of 20 wanted suspects in operations against users of Bylock. Read the full article