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Istanbul’s former police chief detained

Türkiye Materials 30 August 2016 14:19 (UTC +04:00)
Huseyin Capkin, former police chief of Istanbul, was detained, the Turkish Haber7 newspaper reported Aug. 30 citing the country’s law enforcement agencies.
Istanbul’s former police chief detained

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 30

By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:

Huseyin Capkin, former police chief of Istanbul, was detained, the Turkish Haber7 newspaper reported Aug. 30 citing the country’s law enforcement agencies.

According to the newspaper, Capkin was detained as part of the fight against the Fethullah Gulen movement, accused of involvement in a military coup.

In particular, Capkin is accused of covering the Gulen movement's actions, the message said.

According to the message, Capkin headed the police department in Istanbul from 2009 to 2013.

Previously, the Istanbul court passed a judgment to arrest Gulen.

On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them. However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people, excluding the coup plotters, and over 2,000 people were wounded.

Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.

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