Turkish police raid media offices of Erdogan rival
Source: AFP
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish police on Sunday launched a sweeping operation to arrest dozens of supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival, US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, including a raid on the offices of the Zaman daily, which is close to the cleric.
The operation came just two days after Erdogan signalled a new crackdown against the "evil forces" of Gulen, whom the president accused of orchestrating a corruption probe a year ago against members of his inner circle.
Police conducted raids in several cities across Turkey, including Istanbul, and detained at least 24 people including a top executive of a television channel close to Gulen, as well as a director, producers and scriptwriters, state-run Anatolia news agency said.
Arrest warrants were issued for a total of 32 people, including Ekrem Dumanli, the chief editor of Zaman, the country's top-selling newspaper. Erdogan said Friday he would "pursue them (Gulen supporters) in their lairs".
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jakeXT
(10,575 posts)potone
(1,701 posts)I don't have time to watch them now, but I will do so. Erdoğan ıs dısmantlıng Kemalısm ın the worst way.
WarOnError
(3 posts)He owns hundreds of Charter Schools in the USA.
Why?
http://turkishinvitations.weebly.com/list-of-us-schools.html
WarOnError
(3 posts)amandabeech
(9,893 posts)and more and more like a tyrant.
Kemal Attaturk must be rolling over in his grave.
demosincebirth
(12,540 posts)SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)Putin or Chavez.