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demonstration of support for the authorities in Istanbul
According to an anonymous official presidential stopped Halis Halici, referred to as the “right hand” Gulen had infiltrate into Turkey two days before the failed coup. He was arrested in the province of Trabzon, in the north of the country.
Gulen, who for 17 years lives in exile in US rejects accusations of Ankara, but Turkey demands from Washington to extradite him. The priest appealed to the US government to reject the requests of Ankara.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the 75-year-old Gulen is that built in Turkey “state within a state” and was the “brain” of a conspiracy against the legitimate authority. This conspiracy, according to the head of the Turkish state, was supposed to lead to a coup attempt on 15 July.
According to the agency press Anadolu Turkish authorities arrested in Erzurum Gulen’s nephew, Muhammad Saito, who was taken to Ankara for interrogation. Agency assumes that it will be accused of participating in a terrorist organization.
Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Ildirim said yesterday in NTV television on the dissolution of the presidential guard. Premier also announced that the number of detainees in connection with the failed coup has already exceeded 13 thousand. Among those detained – he said – is 8831 soldiers, 2,100 judges, 1,329 police officers and 689 prosecutors.
(PG)
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