Turkey Detained 77 People in 2 Weeks of Operations Targeting Gülen Movement: Minister - Turkish Minute

Turkey detained 77 people in 2 weeks of operations targeting Gülen movement: minister - Stockholm Center for Freedom

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that 77 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part of an intensified crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, Turkish Minute reported. The detentions are part of a long-running crackdown on followers of Fethullah Gülen, an Islamic cleric who lived in exile in the United States until his death in October 2024. The Turkish government accuses the…

Turkey’s Unfinished Purge: 77 More Detained in Crackdown on Gülen Movement

Turkey has detained 77 individuals in a new wave of operations targeting followers of the Gülen movement, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday, signaling that the government’s years-long crackdown on the movement shows no signs of letting up nearly a decade after the 2016 coup attempt. According to Minister Yerlikaya, the detainees are accused of a range of offenses tied to alleged ongoing support for the Gülen movement, includin…

Turkey detained 77 people in 2 weeks of operations targeting Gülen movement: minister - Turkish Minute

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday that 77 people had been detained in nationwide operations over the past two weeks as part of an intensified crackdown on the Gülen movement. The detentions are part of a long-running crackdown on followers of Fethullah Gülen, an Islamic cleric who lived in exile in the United States until his death in October 2024. The Turkish government accuses the Gülen movement of orchestrating a fa…