Turkey issues warrants for over 100 accused of Gulen ties
The Turkish prosecutor's office ordered the arrest of 118 people suspected of ties to the outlawed Gulen movement.
Turkey has issued arrest warrants for 118 people accused of ties to the outlawed Gulen movement, the prosecutor’s office in Istanbul said on June 2.
The state-run Anadolu Agency said 72 suspects had been apprehended in raids across 35 Turkish provinces. Istanbul police and the counterterrorism unit were looking for the remaining 46.
Those arrested included members of the Turkish armed forces, including one colonel and three lieutenants, Anadolu reported.
The detention orders target suspected members of a group the Turkish government says orchestrated the failed coup in July 2016 that left more than 250 dead and thousands wounded.
