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Over 25 policemen detained in Turkey as a result of operation against Gulen’s supporters

Politics Materials 5 August 2014 13:55 (UTC +04:00)
Over 25 policemen have been detained as a result of the operation being held in Turkey against the supporters of the Fethullah Gulen movement.
Over 25 policemen detained in Turkey as a result of operation against Gulen’s supporters

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 5

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Over 25 policemen have been detained as a result of the operation being held in Turkey against the supporters of the Fethullah Gulen movement, Turkish TRT Haber TV channel reported on Aug.5.

The operations are being conducted in the city of Istanbul and 14 provinces of the country.

Reportedly, in total, about 100 people have been detained as a result of the operations against Gulen's supporters.

The operations against the movement of Fethullah Gulen were resumed in Turkey on Aug.5.

Gulen, the founder of the Hizmet public movement, as well as, the Turkish Journalists and Writers Foundation, are accused of being involved in a huge wiretapping scandal by the Turkish government.

Following the case, Prime Minister Erdogan accused Gulen and representatives of his movement of standing behind the wiretapping of the phone conversations.

Erdogan also stressed that the Gulen movement, which he earlier called a "parallel structure", proved with its anti-state activities that it is not a religious movement but a politicized and illegal structure.

Turkish PM called on Gulen not to intervene in Turkey's internal affairs and accused the U.S. of supporting him.

A criminal case has been initiated in Turkey against Fethullah Gulen for his coup attempt and espionage against Turkey.

Earlier, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Gulen will be extradited from the U.S., adding that Turkey has launched the legal procedure for his extradition.

Edited by CN

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