Turkish police arrested dozens of people today, Tuesday, in search of 167 suspects, in a move against supporters of a Muslim preacher the government accuses of organising a failed coup in 2016, state media reported.
The arrests are the latest in a four-year crackdown targeting the network of cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies involvement in the failed July 2016 coup, in which 250 people were killed, Reuters reported.
Authorities launched an operation from the coastal province of Izmir in search of 110 suspects, including 16 pilots, colonels, and lieutenant colonels, across 26 provinces, broadcaster TRT Haber said. It said 89 suspects had been detained.
In a separate operation targeting Gulen’s followers, police sought 57 other suspects across 15 provinces, the state-owned Anadolu news agency said, adding that 32 people had been detained.
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