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