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Detention warrants issued for 68 military personnel over alleged Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday issued detention warrants for 19 active duty and 49 former military personnel as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

Turkish authorities in June had ordered the detention of at least 312 military personnel in operations targeting suspected supporters of the Gülen movement. Source

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Ankara issues arrest warrants for 68 FETO suspects

The Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Ankara on Monday issued arrest warrants for 68 suspects linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the terror group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey.

All 68 suspects are Turkish Land Forces Command staff, 19 of whom are active soldiers. Police launched operations across 19 provinces to apprehend the suspects. So far, 19 suspects have been arrested. Source

2

Key FETÖ suspect Güven dies in prison

Zeki Güven, the former intelligence chief of the Ankara Police Department who was arrested for his alleged links to the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), died in prison on July 1.

According to sources from the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office, Güven died of a heart attack at Sincan F-Type Prison.

Güven was believed to be one of the high-ranking members of the network organized within the police force.

He was in prison on charges of “operating a terror organization.”

Güven had served as the deputy police chief in the western province of Bolu before he was dismissed from this job for his alleged links to FETÖ.

Güven and his wife, Sevda Güven, a former judge, were arrested at a shopping mall in the western Eskişehir province in June. Sevda Güven was also sought by the authorities for her links to the Gülen network. Source

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Turkish gov’t detains 15,190 over Gülen links in first half of 2018

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 777 people have been detained in the past week due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, bringing the total number of people detained in first half of the year to 15,190. Source

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Detention warrants issued for 26 military officers over alleged Gülen links

The Çanakkale Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for 23 active duty and 3 former military members as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

Detention warrants were issued on Monday in Ankara for 19 active duty and 49 former military members over alleged Gülen movement links. Turkish authorities in June had ordered the detention of at least 312 military personnel in operations targeting suspected supporters of the Gülen movement. Source

3

27 sought by prosecutor over ByLock use

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday issued detention warrants for a total of 27 people for alleged use of a smart phone application known as ByLock, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

Turkish authorities believe ByLock is a communication tool among followers of the Gülen movement, which is accused by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of orchestrating a failed coup on July 15, 2016, a claim the movement denies.

Tens of thousands of people have been arrested for using ByLock since the failed coup attempt. Source

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Computer science professor given 6 years in jail over terror charges

A Kayseri court sentenced a computer science professor, identified as K.A.P., to 6 year and 3 months in prison over terror charges. A former academic at the now-defunct Meliksah University, the professor was standing trial without arrest as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement

Media reported Tuesday that the evidence against him include his alleged use of ByLock mobile app and his money transactions at Bank Asya. K.A.P. was convicted of membership to the Gulen movement which the Turkish government considers a terror group. Source

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I’m worried about safety of my father,” says daughter of imprisoned a former police chief

Two daughters of Yurt Atayün, a former police chief who was jailed in the summer of 2014 for taking part in a corruption investigation, have raised concerns about the safety of their father in prison and called on the relevant authorities to take action to maintain security in the country’s prisons, in video messages posted from the Twitter account of their father on Tuesday.

Atayün is one of the dozens of police officers who were arrested in the aftermath of two massive corruption investigations on Dec.17 and Dec. 25, 2013 in which government figures were implicated.

Then-Prime Minister and current President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan labeled the investigations as a coup attempt against his government and covered them up by replacing the prosecutors and judges overseeing the investigations. In July 2014, dozens of police officers including Atayün as well as some judges and prosecutors who took part in the corruption investigations were jailed. Read the full article

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Detention warrants issued for 22 military personnel over alleged Gülen links

The Erzincan Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday issued detention warrants for 17 active duty and five former military members as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. According to the report, 16 of 20 officers have been detained in police operations in 15 provinces.

One  noncommissioned officer was also detained over links to the Gülen movement in Eskişehir province on Thursday.
On Tuesday detention warrants were issued for 23 active duty and three former military members as part of an investigation into the movement in Çanakkale. Detention warrants were issued on Monday in Ankara for 19 active duty and 49 former military members over alleged movement links.

Turkish authorities in June had ordered the detention of at least 312 military personnel in operations targeting suspected supporters of the Gülen movement. Source

5

Owner of now-defunct Izmir University jailed pending trial

At least six people were put in pre-trial detention as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement in Izmir, according to media.

State-run Anadolu news agency said Thursday that six people are accused of membership to the movement. Arrestees include Ali Rıza Doğanata, one of the owners of the Izmir University and Fatih College. Both of the schools were earlier shuttered over links to the Gulen movement. Source

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5 women detained over Gulen links in Turkey’s Manisa

At least 5 women were detained over their suspected ties to the Gülen movement in a Manisa-based investigation, media reported on Wednesday.

The public prosecutor’s office in Manisa’s Turgutlu district issued detention warrants for 5 women on accusation that they were involved in the movement’s alleged sisterhood network.

Some of the detainees are also accused of having used ByLock, a mobile app Turkish prosecutors believe to be a top communication tool among Gulenists. Turkish government blames the Gulen movement for the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016 while the latter denies involvement. Source

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7 including helicopter pilots, academic detained over Gulen links

A total of seven people were detained as part of an Usak-based investigation into the suspected followers of the Gulen movement on Wednesday.

The public prosecutor’s office in Turkey’s western province of Usak issued detention warrants for 5 military officers, 1 academic from Usak University and 1 businessman who owns a local newspaper in the city. Among the detained military officers are 2 helicopter pilots.

Police raided premises of the suspects and detained them on accusation of being involved in the movement’s alleged, “encrypted” network within the army. Turkish government blames the Gulen movement for the failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016 while the latter denies involvement. Source

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86-year-old businessman put in pre-trial detention on terror charges: report

Celal Afşar, a 86-year-old businessman, has been put in pre-trial detention over his alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

According to the TR724 news portal, Mr Afşar, his daughter, and son-in-law were initially detained by police as part of an investigation launched by the Niğde Prosecutor’s office last week. After spending several days in police custody, a Niğde court sent them to prison pending trial.

Turkey survived a military coup attempt on July 15 that killed over 240 people and wounded more than a thousand others. Immediately after the putsch, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government along with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned the blame on the Gülen group. The groupdenies any involvement. Source

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Arrest warrants issued for 346 soldiers in Turkey

Turkish prosecutors in İstanbul and İzmir on Friday issued arrest warrants against 346 soldiers, including those on duty, who were allegedly linked to the Gülen movement, a religious group Turkish government accuses of masterminding the coup attempt in 2016, state news agency Anadolu reported .

In İstanbul, the Chief Public Prosecutor’s office issued arrest warrants for 271 soldiers, including 122 on-duty, an anonymous source told Anadolu Agency. Arrest warrants were issued in İzmir for 75 soldiers, including 59 on-duty. Turkish forces launched anti-Gülenist raids in 47 provinces in Turkey and 37 suspects have been arrested in İzmir. Source

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Turkey sacks more than 18,000 state employees
ahead of expected lifting of state of emergency rule


More than 18,500 state employees including police officers, soldiers and academics were dismissed by Turkey’s latest decree published on Sunday following a recent announcement that the country’s state of emergency rule will be lifted later this month, secular Cumhuriyet daily reported.

Turkey has been ruled under the state of emergency since the July 2016 coup attempt, allowing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government to issue decree laws which bypass legislative and judicial procedures.

A total of 18,632 people, including 8,998 police officers, 3,077 army soldiers, 1,949 air force personnel and 1,126 from the naval forces, were sacked in Turkey’s emergency decree numbered 701 over suspected links to terror organisations and groups that "act against national security,’’ namely the Gülen movement, which Ankara holds responsible for the July 2016 coup attempt.

The decree also saw that 12 associations, three newspapers and one television station was shut down.

The Turkish Prime has announced that the country’s state of emergency is set to be lifted on July 28 after being extended seven times.

* The date the source published the article.
 

 
11 - 20 July
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Turkey issues warrants for 24 FETO terror suspects

Turkish prosecutors on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 24 suspects linked to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey. Istanbul prosecutors issued arrest warrants over the suspects’ alleged involvement in infiltrating Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT).

The case is linked to an incident in February 2012, when an Istanbul prosecutor ordered MIT head Hakan Fidan and other officials to testify in an investigation of an urban network of the terrorist PKK organization. The probe was plotted by FETO.

The suspects include U.S.-based FETO leader Fetullah Gulen, alleged "MIT imam" Murat Karabulut, former Police Commissioner Yurt Atayun, Ali Fuat Yilmazer, Serdar Bayraktutan, Oguzhan Ceylan, Erol Demirhan, former prosecutors Sadrettin Sarikaya and Bilal Bayraktar, journalist Mustafa Gokkilic, lawyers, and former MIT officials. Ten of the suspects were already arrested as part of other FETO investigations, while five are fugitives. Source

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Executives get jail terms for FETO terror links

Four executives of a major Turkish holding company linked to the July 15 defeated coup were convicted on Thursday in central Kayseri province, judicial sources told Anadolu Agency.

Former executives of Boydak Holding -- Memduh Boydak, Haci Boydak, Sukru Boydak and Mustafa Boydak -- were sentenced to jail terms ranging from seven and half years to 18 years, according to the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

The court also ruled in favor of the takeover of the shares of the Boydak Holding executives in the company and its subsidiaries. In August 2016, a Turkish court had appointed trustees to the holding for alleged ties with FETO, the group that staged the defeated July 15, 2016 coup.

According to the Boydak Holding website, the family-based consortium was established in 1957 and has interests in furniture, textiles, chemicals, marketing, logistics and energy. Its 42 companies employ more than 14,000 staff. Source

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Man, wanted over Gulen links, detained while visiting hospital to see doctor


A former police officer who was earlier dismissed from the post over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement has been detained while visiting a hospital to see a doctor in Ankara.

State-run Anadolu news agency said Friday that the purged police officer, identified as Sadik K., was detained at Dışkapı Hospital in Ankara as he had an outstanding arrest warrant over use of ByLock mobile app.

ByLock is a smartphone application, which Turkish authorities believe is a communication tool among supporters of the Gulen movement, accused of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. The movement denies involvement. Tens of thousands of people, including civil servants, police officers, soldiers, businessmen and homemakers, have either been dismissed or arrested for using ByLock since the failed coup last year. Among such arrestees is Amnesty International’s Turkey bureau chief, Taner Kilic. Source

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Turkish intel forcibly returns another Gulen follower from Ukraine to Turkey

Turkish Intelligence Agency (MIT) has abducted yet another follower of the Gulen movement and forced him back to Turkey in the latest of such forced returns by the organization.

“Yusuf Inan, a FETO-linked social media expert, who fled to Ukraine after the 2016 defeated coup attempt — was brought to the country following operations conducted by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT),” state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.

Inan is wanted on accusation of membership to the Gulen movement which the government calls FETO. The operation came two days after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that MIT would get another FETO member from Ukraine soon. Turkish president Erdoğan accuses the Gülen movement of masterminding a failed coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 while the latter denies involvement.

More than 150,000 people have been detained and 90,000 were remanded in prison over Gulen links in Turkey since the summer of 2016. Meanwhile, Erdogan called on foreign governments to punish Gulenists in their own countries. So far, a number of countries like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Georgia and Myanmar handed over academics, businessmen and school principals upon the Turkish government’s request despite the fact that some of those victims already had refugee status with the United Nations.

According to Turkish government’s narrative, MIT conducts such operations by itself in some countries and brings the suspects back without involvement of any other foreign law enforcement. Last week, two other Gulen followers,  Isa Ozdemir and Salih Zeki Yigit, were brought back from from Azerbaijan and Ukraine in a MIT operation. Source

15

Detention warrants issued for 30 military personnel on anniversary of coup attempt

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday issued detention warrants for 30 military members who were recently dismissed by a government decree as part of an investigation into the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

According to the report, police have launched operations in 13 provinces across Turkey to detain the former military officers on the second anniversary of a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. A total of 3,077 personnel from the Land Forces Command, 1,126 from the Naval Forces, 1,949 from the Air Forces Command and 649 from the Gendarmerie Command were dismissed with the last state of emergency decree on June 8.

Detention warrants have been issued in July for a total of 462 active duty and former military members over alleged Gülen movement links. Turkish authorities in June had ordered the detention of at least 312 military personnel in operations targeting suspected supporters of the movement. Source

15

Turkey locates 4,600 people in 110 countries as part of post-coup manhunt

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has located 4,600 suspected followers of the Gulen movement in 110 countries as part of its post-coup manhunt, pro-government Daily Sabah newspaper said Friday. Turkey monitors the activities of Gülenists in 160 countries, the daily said adding that the foreign ministry has so far located 4,600 suspected Gulen followers in 110 countries. “Until now more than 80 coup plotters from 18 countries have been brought back in a global manhunt,” the article read.

Turkish president Erdoğan accuses the Gülen movement of masterminding a failed coup attempt in Turkey in 2016 while the latter denies involvement. More than 150,000 people have been detained and 90,000 were remanded in prison over Gulen links in Turkey since the summer of 2016. Meanwhile, Erdogan called on foreign governments to punish Gulenists in their own countries.

So far, a number of countries like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Georgia and Myanmar handed over academics, businessmen and school principals upon the Turkish government’s request despite the fact that some of those victims already had refugee status with the United Nations. Source

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Over 100 FETO members brought back to Turkey: Cavusoglu

More than 100 members of Fetullah Terrorist Organization, the group behind the July 15, 2016 defeated coup, have been brought back to Turkey, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.

"We have been watching these traitors for two years and have brought the leading figures of FETO to our country. Some of these were covered by press while some others weren't at the request of some countries. I could frankly say that more than 100 of FETO affiliates have been brought to Turkey," Cavusoglu said in an interview with the CNN Turk on Sunday evening. Source

17

467 people detained over Gülen links in past week: gov’t

At least 467 people were detained as part of investigations into the Gülen movement over the past week, according to government data.

In a written statement on Monday, the Interior Ministry said 467 people were rounded up in operations targeting the Gülen movement between July 9-16. Source

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16 active duty soldiers, 1 former police chief arrested over Gülen links

Thirteen active duty soldiers in Mardin, two in Elazığ, one in Samsun and a former police chief in Karaman were arrested on Wednesday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Gazeteduvar news website reported. Five active duty soldiers were also detained by local police in Balıkesir.

The Elazığ Pubic Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants for 19 active duty soldiers on accusations of secretly communicating with members of the Gülen movement by pay phone. Seventeen of them were released on probation, while two were arrested.

In Mardin the prosecutor’s office issued detention warrants for 22 military personnel. Four of them were released after a brief detention by police and five were released after a court hearing, while 13 were put in pretrial detention. Karaman Chief of Police Sadık Keskin was recently dismissed from his job for alleged membership in the Gülen movement before a detention warrant was issued for him. Source

19

FETO suspect brought to Turkey from Ukraine remanded

A key suspect in the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey who was just brought back from Ukraine has now been remanded in custody, judicial sources said on Thursday. Yusuf Inan, a Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO)-linked social media expert, had fled to Ukraine after the 2016 defeated coup attempt, and was brought back to Turkey on Sunday in an operation by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT).

Inan was brought before a court in the Aegean province of Izmir and remanded in custody on charges of being a member of an armed terror organization, said the sources, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

He allegedly had an active role in FETO’s influence operations on social media. Inan was already wanted in Izmir for being a member of an armed terror organization.
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Separately, six suspects arrested in Istanbul were remanded in custody on Thursday over a FETO plot related to calling MIT Undersecretary Hakan Fidan and other MIT officials to bear testimony in 2012. A court in the capital Ankara also sentenced 28 former military judges and prosecutors whose names were found in a "martial law courts assignment list" seized during FETO's coup attempt.

The 28 received prison sentences ranging from over six years to nearly nine for being members of an armed terrorist group. Source

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Pastry shop owner, 20 other businessmen detained over Gulen links

Twenty-one businessmen including Mehmet Tahir Sekizkardeş, the owner of Gorgulu pastry shops chain were detained over their alleged ties to the Gulen movement.

Media reported Thursday that detention warrants were issued for 32 businessmen who are suspected of having links to the movement. At least 21 of them were rounded up while police were seeking the remaining 11 at the time of writing. The detainees include Mehmet Tahir Sekizkardeş, the owner of the Gorgulu, a pastry shop established in 1960 with many branches throughout Istanbul. Source

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Turkey remands 8 suspects over FETO links

Eight suspects, including former police chiefs, have been remanded in custody over their links to Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, a Turkish court said on late Thursday. The suspects were remanded in custody over a FETO plot related to calling MIT head Hakan Fidan and other MIT officials to bear testimony in 2012.

Among the suspects are former deputy Istanbul police commissioner Ali Fuat Yilmazer and ex-police chiefs Erol Demirhan, Yurt Atayun and Kazim Aksoy, according to the Istanbul court. The suspects are accused of being members of a terrorist organization and trying to overthrow the government. Today’s court order brought the number of suspects remanded in custody over the 2012 MIT incident to 14. Source

* The date the source published the article

 
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334 people detained in past week over Gülen links

A total of 334 people have been detained in the past week as part of a crackdown targeting alleged members of the Gülen movement, according to a statement issued by the Turkish Interior Ministry on Monday.

The ministry on July 16 announced that 467 people had been detained in the past week over Gülen movement links. A total of 15,190 people were detained over alleged links to the movement in the first half of the year. Source

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22 suspects arrested over police exam fraud

At least 22 suspected members of FETO -- the terrorist group behind a defeated coup in 2016 -- have been arrested across Turkey for alleged involvement in police exam fraud, police sources said on Wednesday.

Police rounded up the suspects during operations in 29 provinces, including the capital Ankara, after Ankara prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 34 Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) suspects. 

The suspects are accused of leaking the commissioner exam to FETO-linked police officers ahead of the 2011 test, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.  The hunt for the other suspects is underway. Source

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20-year-old university student in pre-trial detention for 14 months in Manisa 

Nuran Gelen, a 20-year-old Celal Bayar University student has been held in a prison in Manisa province for almost fourteen months over his alleged links to the Gülen group, which accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016.

According to a social media user named Fatih Yaman, Gelen was detained by Turkish police during a graduation ceremony in July 2017 at Celal Bayar University campus and then put in pre-trial detention on terror and coup charges in Manisa.

Gelen’s fourth trial will begin on July 30, 2018. The claim has neither been confirmed nor denied by the Turkish authorities. Source

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5 detained for attending protests against gov’t media crackdown in 2014

At least 5 people were detained for attending local protests in Sakarya against detainment of journalists Ekrem Dumanlı and Hidayet Karaca in 2014, as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement on Tuesday.

The detainees are reported to be former employees of Feza College and a prep school, both of which were earlier closed down over Gulen links.

According to media, the detainees are accused of having affiliation to the movement for their attendance in local protests against the government crackdown on media in 2014. Source

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45 including 17 children detained in Turkish Cypriot while fleeing to Greece

At least 45 people were detained in Turkish Cypriot while they were reportedly on their way to escape from Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown to Greece.

Local sources confirmed Saturday that police in the Kyrenia district of the Turkish Cypriot rounded up 19 men, 9 women and 17 children.

The suspects, among them teachers and military officers who were removed from their jobs over ties to the Gulen movement, were caught just before they left Kyrenia to Greece in a boat. Source

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FETÖ suspects nabbed in Turkish Cyprus while 'preparing to flee to Greece'

A total of 45 people, including suspected members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), were held in Turkish Cyprus, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 28, citing a security source.

The authorities dispatched security forces to the coastal city of Girne after receiving a tip that the group was preparing to escape to Greece, said the security source on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media.

Nine children and 17 women were among those held.

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19 former university personnel sought by prosecutor over Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Monday issued detention warrants on suspicion of links to the Gülen movement for 19 former personnel of Gazi University who were dismissed from their jobs by government decrees during a now-ended state of emergency, the tr724 news website reported.

Police raided the suspects’ houses simultaneously in four provinces and detained 10 of them.Source

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209 people detained over Gülen links in past week: gov’t

At least 209 people were detained as part of investigations into the Gülen movement over the past week, according to government data. In a written statement on Monday, the Interior Ministry said 209 people were rounded up in operations targeting the Gülen movement between July 23-30.

Turkish government accuses the movement of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt while the latter denies involvement. Nearly 150,000 people have been detained and 90,000 arrested over ties to the movement since the summer of 2016.

The ministry’s statement also said 4 others were detained over ties to what the government says radical leftist organizations in the past week. Source

* The date the source published the article


 
Woman dismissed from job because she had surgery at hospital targeted by gov’t

Workers who were fired from their jobs at İzmir’s Ege University lost their jobs because they had a baby or received medical treatment at the now-closed, Gülen-linked Şifa Hospital in İzmir, according to a report in the Evrensel daily on Friday.

Some 420 subcontracted workers were dismissed from their jobs at Ege University in April while waiting to be hired permanently. The dismissal of the workers came after the release of a government decree stipulating permanent employment for subcontracted workers.

The workers were fired based on security investigations conducted by the İzmir Governor’s Office, the details of which were not shared with the public at the time.

Some of the workers took legal action for reinstatement to their jobs. As the judicial process began, it emerged that the workers were dismissed from their jobs for such reasons as giving birth at Şifa Hospital, working as a doorman at a Gülen-linked university preparation course facility or sending their children to a Gülen-linked school on a state scholarship.

Hundreds of schools, hospitals, media organizations as well as other businesses were closed down by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016.

The government accuses the movement of masterminding the failed coup, although the movement strongly denies any involvement.

Other reasons for termination cited in the dossiers of the workers who were fired include receiving treatment at the Gülen-linked hospital, a daughter or son serving as an intern at the Gülen-linked hospital, a son participating in football matches organized by Gülen-linked high schools, a child having a degree from a Gülen-linked university and having a bank account at the now-closed, Gülen-linked Bank Asya.

Hüseyin Sağdıç, who was fired from his job at Ege University because his son took part in football tournaments organized by the Gülen-linked Yamanlar College in İzmir, told Evrensel his son was not a student at the school but only took part in the tournament for a period of four months.

“We have been suffering for months. We have been undergoing financial and psychological problems. Our life has been turned upside down,” he said.

Immediately after the failed putsch, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government along with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned the blame on the Gülen movement.

Fethullah Gülen, who inspired the movement, strongly denied having any role in the failed coup and called for an international investigation into it, but President Erdoğan — calling the coup attempt “a gift from God” — and the government initiated a widespread purge aimed at cleansing sympathizers of the movement from within state institutions, dehumanizing its popular figures and putting them in custody. Source



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