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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen with Ekrem Dumanli, at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File Photo dated on January 11, 2019 - Fethullah Gulen sits among his guests during an afternoon prayer at his property in Saylorsburg. Donald Trump's white house explored cutting grants for a network of charter schools tied to Gulen. - Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the US, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish police detain over 8,000 suspects in 11 months over links to failed coup: minister

STORY: Turkish police detain over 8,000 suspects in 11 months over links to failed coup: minister SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: May 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police operation (Courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: A total of 8,153 suspects were detained over the past 11 months across Türkiye over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, a cabinet minister said Friday. In a post on social media platform X, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said between June 1, 2023, and May 15, a total of 5,191 operations were performed. Of those detained, 1,518 were arrested, and judicial control orders were issued for 1,751 others, he added. In the latest series of police operations, a total of 45 suspects were detained across 18 provinces in the past four days, he said. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accused of atte

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Türkiye issues warrants for 23 military personnel over links to failed coup

STORY: Türkiye issues warrants for 23 military personnel over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage DATELINE: May 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the special operations STORYLINE: Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for 23 former and current military personnel over their suspected links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The state-run TRT broadcaster said 19 suspects, including soldiers on duty, former military school students and a police officer, have been detained so far in large-scale operations covering 11 provinces. The simultaneous operations came after an investigation initiated by the chief prosecutor's office in the western province of Izmir against the network's members within the Turkish military. Operations are underway to capture the remaining suspects, according to the TRT. The network led by U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen was listed as a ter

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Turkish police detain 30 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish police detain 30 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of convoy of police cars leaving police headquarters for operation in Izmir, Türkiye 2. various of suspects detained in the operations being taken to the police station in Izmir, Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish police detained on Friday 30 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, local media reported. The police launched raids in the western province of Izmir after prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for 32 suspects believed to be members of the organization. According to the semi-official Anadolu Agency, 30 suspects were detained during the raids, while the other two remain at large. The suspects are believed to be affiliated with the Gulen movement, a network allegedly led by the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and blamed by the Turkish government for o

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Türkiye arrests 36 suspects over links to failed coup attempt: media

STORY: Türkiye arrests 36 suspects over links to failed coup attempt: media SHOOTING TIME: April 16, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. police teams leave the police station for the operation and raid the determined address in Türkiye 2. various of arrested suspects being taken to the police station in Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish police arrested 36 suspects on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016, local media reported. According to the state-run Anadolu agency, police conducted simultaneous operations targeting 45 suspects across the western province of Izmir, with 36 of them apprehended so far. Izmir Chief Public Prosecutor's Office Terror Crimes Investigation Bureau revealed that among the wanted suspects, 27 were shopkeepers, and 18 others were "hiding in cell houses," according to the report. The suspects are believed to be affiliated with the Gulen movement, a network led by the U.S.-bas

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Türkiye detains 18 suspects over links to failed 2016 coup

STORY: Türkiye detains 18 suspects over links to failed 2016 coup SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces arresting suspects (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have detained 18 suspects across seven provinces over alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Tuesday. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of attempting a coup that killed at least 250 people on July 15, 2016. Also on Tuesday, an arrest warrant was issued for 23 suspects in line with the investigations by the prosecutor's office of the western province of Izmir into the "covered structure of the group (the Gulen movement) within the Turkish armed forces," said the TRT. Nine of those wanted were soldiers, with six of them still active-duty members, whi

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Turkish police detain 67 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish police detain 67 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenes of capture (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police have detained 67 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Wednesday. The police have carried out simultaneous raids as part of an operation known as "Clamp-7" across 14 Turkish provinces, including Ankara, the minister said on social media platform X, without specifying the time of the raids. Video footage posted on the minister's X account showed police capturing suspects in apartments and buildings and putting them into vehicles. The suspects allegedly belong to the military structure of the Gulen movement, which was accused by the Turkish government of attempting a coup that killed at least 250 people on July 15, 2016

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Turkish authorities detain 42 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish authorities detain 42 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the capture of over 40 suspects with links to a coup attempt (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces detained 42 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Thursday. Intelligence officers and counterterrorism police carried out an operation dubbed "Clamp-6" across 14 provinces of Türkiye, including the capital Ankara, the minister said on social media platform X, without specifying the time frame of the raids. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accused of attempting a coup on July 15, 2016, that killed at least 250 people. The Gulen movement is allegedly led by and named after Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, whom

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Turkish police detain 32 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish police detain 32 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024/file DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining 32 suspects (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police on Wednesday detained 32 suspects over their links to the failed coup attempt in 2016, according to the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X that Turkish police conducted raids across 10 provinces in simultaneous operations dubbed "Pinch-4". The suspects are allegedly connected to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of orchestrating the coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The government accuses the Gulen movement of infiltrating the state bureaucracy, committing fraud in exams to aid its members employed in the public sector and influencing admission interviews at military schools. In Istanbul, authorities apprehended two landlords a

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Turkish authorities detain 38 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Turkish authorities detain 38 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police 2. various of suspects detained by Turkish police STORYLINE: Turkish police on Wednesday rounded up 38 suspects across Türkiye over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The Turkish police conducted raids across 12 provinces in the simultaneous operations dubbed "Pinch-3," the minister said in a post on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accused of attempting the coup on July 15, 2016. The Gulen movement is allegedly led by and named after Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, who his followers regard as a spiritual leader. Ankara accused U.S.-based Fethullah Gulen of masterminding the attempted coup, in which at leas

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Türkiye detains 13 suspects over links to failed coup

STORY: Türkiye detains 13 suspects over links to failed coup SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of anti-terrorism police arresting suspects STORYLINE: Turkish police on Thursday rounded up 13 suspects in Istanbul who were at large despite an arrest warrant over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. The police found that some of the fugitives had stayed at houses that were identified as the cells of the movement led by U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen, according to the private Turkish broadcaster NTV. The teams carried out simultaneous raids at those "cell houses" in an operation in Istanbul and detained 13 suspects, it said. The suspects were allegedly using the Gulen movement's encrypted messaging app ByLock and played an active role within the organization, NTV reported. The Turkish government accuses the Gulen movement of infiltrating the s

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Türkiye nabs, brings back suspect linked to Gulen movement from Tajikistan

STORY: Türkiye nabs, brings back suspect linked to Gulen movement from Tajikistan DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. a photo of Koray Vural, a senior member of the Gulen movement, who was brought by the Turkish intelligence to Türkiye from Tajikistan (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the coup attempt on July 15, 2016 in Türkiye (edited) 3. various of detained Gulen movement members from some old Turkish police operations (edited) STORYLINE: A senior member of the Gulen movement was nabbed abroad and brought back to Türkiye on Thursday in an operation by Turkish intelligence, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The Turkish intelligence brought Koray Vural, who was on the wanted list of the Interior Ministry, to Türkiye after they captured him in Tajikistan, according to Anadolu. Vural was working on organizing the group's activities in Central Asia and Tajikistan, Anadolu quoted anonymous Turkish security sources as saying. The T

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Türkiye issues arrest warrant for 20 over failed coup in 2016

STORY: Türkiye issues arrest warrant for 20 over failed coup in 2016 DATELINE: Aug. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police anti-terror operations against the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of some detained FETO members by Turkish police anti-terror operations in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 20 suspects over their alleged links to a network orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the Chief Prosecutor's Office said Tuesday. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of infiltrating the state bureaucracy and attempting the coup on July 15, 2016. Eleven of the suspects were still serving in the public sector, according to the office's statement. The suspects were found in contact with the group's senior members and infiltrated into the public sector through public payph

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Türkiye captures dozens in sweeping operation against terrorist groups

STORY: Türkiye captures dozens in sweeping operation against terrorist groups DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of an operation against terrorist groups in Istanbul, Türkiye 2. various of Istanbul Police Department 3. various of Türkiye's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya STORYLINE: Türkiye's re-elected government on Wednesday rounded up dozens of suspects in a sweeping operation against terrorist groups, including a network accused of masterminding the failed 2016 coup, local media reported. Police carried out simultaneous raids at 36 locations in Istanbul and captured 28 suspects with alleged connections to the group led by U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, the state-run Anadolu agency reported. Four other suspects are believed to be abroad while the search is underway to find another two. In the southern province of Mersin, police backed up by special forces launched dawn raids to capture 28 suspects over their alleged links to

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Türkiye detains 543 for suspected links to 2016 failed coup: minister

STORY: Türkiye detains 543 for suspected links to 2016 failed coup: minister DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of suspected Gulen movement participants at ATMs 2. various of Turkish police counting the cash involved in the case STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 543 people on Tuesday in an operation across 59 provinces for their suspected links to a network accused by the government of orchestrating a coup in 2016, a minister said. The eight-month-long investigation aimed at deciphering the structure, recruitment process of new personnel and financial resources of the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of infiltrating into the state bureaucracy and attempting the coup, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said at a press conference. So far, 543 out of 704 wanted by the prosecutors have been detained, Soylu said, adding that 17 of the detained were working in the public sector. The operation came after information showe

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Türkiye detains 26 army personnel over ties to 2016 coup bid

STORY: Türkiye detains 26 army personnel over ties to 2016 coup bid DATELINE: July 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of police operations (file) 2. various of the arrested suspects taken to the police station (courtesy: Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: Turkish law enforcement units have detained 26 military personnel on the grounds of aiding a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, local media reported on Tuesday. In a joint effort by the army and the police forces to detain 35 individuals whose arrests were warranted by the prosecutor's office following surveillance, simultaneous raids were carried out in 18 provinces, with a focus on the western province of Izmir, said the Hurriyet daily. Units from the Turkish Intelligence spotted out-of-protocol communication attempts by some army members with the network led by the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, it added. Among those whose arrest is warranted, 14 of them are former m

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Turkey nabs 31 ex-military personnel for suspected links to failed coup

STORY: Turkey nabs 31 ex-military personnel for suspected links to failed coup DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:50 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Police searching the houses where the operation was carried out 2. various of the detained suspects 3. police and gendarmerie cars returning from operation in Izmir (file) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have detained 31 former military personnel, including a former colonel, for their suspected links to a failed coup in 2016, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. The suspects were captured in parallel operations launched in 16 provinces spearheaded by prosecutors from the western city of Izmir, according to the report. The arrested military personnel were suspected members of a movement headed by the U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen accused by Ankara of being behind the coup in July 2016, the prosecutors stated. Izmir Attorney General's office also issued arrest warrants for 16 former military school students wh

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Turkey detains 113 over suspected links to 2016 coup

STORY: Turkey detains 113 over suspected links to 2016 coup DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Turkish police operation against Gulen movement in Turkey ( courtesy of ihlas news agency ) 2. Various of detained people during the Turkish police operation against Gulen movement in Turkey ( courtesy of ihlas news agency ) 3. Various of Fethullah Gulen, U.S.-based Muslim preacher ( edited ) 4. Various of the attempted coup on July 15, 2016 in Turkey ( edited ) STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday detained at least 113 suspects over their alleged links to a movement accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016. According to the statement by the office of the capital Ankara's chief prosecutor, an arrest warrant was issued for 34 suspects for their suspected affiliation with the "public service structure" of the Gulen movement. At least 30 people have been detained so far in police raids across 19 provinces, the semi-official Anadolu Agency repo