Police anti-terrorist operations carried out in the morning in 13 cities, including Istanbul, arresting a total of 24 people, including one of the heads of television close Gulenowi – Turkish official said Anatolia agency.
The arrests included 32 people, including Ekrem Dumanliego, editor-in-chief of “Zamana”, which is one of the major Turkish newspapers.
On Saturday, in front of the log on the outskirts of Istanbul, a crowd of protesters gathered, which caused confusion and forced the police to leave the building without stopping any of the employees of the newspaper. “Free press can not be forced to remain silent” – the crowd chanted in support of Dumanliego.
On Friday, President announced a new wave of arrests of Gulen followers, promising them “chase until after their hiding place.”
Those in power since 2002 Turkey, the winter regime declared war movement Hizmet (Staff) led by 73-year-old Gulen, accusing him of creating a “state within a state” within the security forces and plotting to overthrow the government.
Gulen is a former ally of the head of state. In the first years of his reign Erdogan used the proceeds Gulen in the army and the judiciary to appease the first years of his reign the army, which in 1960 overthrew four governments.
According to the government Gulen has influence in the police and the judiciary. In recent months, an unprecedented purge was carried out there.
Leader Hizmet movement in Turkey has numerous educational and charitable . The priest and his movement contend the allegations that were behind the investigation of corruption.
Erdogan accuses of formulating Gulen false allegations of corruption at his son and the sons of ministers of his government. Hizmet also alleged eavesdropping organization thousands of mobile and publishing the content of some of the recorded conversations. Gulen denies the charges.
Turkish authorities regularly forcing the media to silence and nieopisywania sensitive issues; was so among in the case of the Turkish hostages kidnapped in Iraq and the Islamic jihadists of you – writes AFP.
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Turkey: police arrested supporters of Islamic preachers – Onet.pl
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