Gulen Probe

Turkey ordered the detention of 68 suspects, including dozens of colonels, in an operation targeting alleged supporters of the U.S.-based Islamic cleric whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating an attempted coup two years ago, state media said on Monday.

Russian investigators arrived in Turkey on Tuesday to probe the assassination of Moscow's ambassador as the Turkish government pointed the finger of blame at exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Turkey on Tuesday dismissed close to 15,000 more civil servants, military officials, police and others and shut down 375 institutions and news outlets in investigations over a failed coup in July, authorities said in two official decrees.

Turkish police detained 73 academics in dawn raids on Friday targeting followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of orchestrating an attempted coup in July, state-run news agency Anadolu reported.

Turkey has arrested more than 35,000 people over alleged links to the group run by the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for the failed July coup, local media reported Sunday.

Turkish authorities suspended more than 12,000 police officers over alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen accused of masterminding the July failed coup, the police headquarters said on Tuesday.

A Turkish court today ordered the arrest of the chairman of a famed traditional sweet pastry manufacturer as well as over a dozen other businessmen for their alleged links to the failed July 15 coup.

Turkish media today reported that a former police chief, several governors and journalists - including an editor from a top national daily - have been detained as part of the probe into the movement allegedly behind last month's abortive coup.

Turkish police launched simultaneous raids on 44 companies in Istanbul on Tuesday and had warrants to detain 120 company executives as part of the investigation into last month's attempted military coup, state-run Anadolu agency reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today said corruption allegations against four former ministers were part of a "coup attempt", denying that the government had put pressure on a parliamentary commission not to send them to trial.

Turkish authorities today detained at least 20 police officers on suspicion of illegally eavesdropping on top officials including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state media said.

Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested scores of senior police officers on suspicion of illegally eavesdropping on top officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey ordered the detention of 68 suspects, including dozens of colonels, in an operation targeting alleged supporters of the U.S.-based Islamic cleric whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating an attempted coup two years ago, state media said on Monday.

Russian investigators arrived in Turkey on Tuesday to probe the assassination of Moscow's ambassador as the Turkish government pointed the finger of blame at exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Turkey on Tuesday dismissed close to 15,000 more civil servants, military officials, police and others and shut down 375 institutions and news outlets in investigations over a failed coup in July, authorities said in two official decrees.

Turkish police detained 73 academics in dawn raids on Friday targeting followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of orchestrating an attempted coup in July, state-run news agency Anadolu reported.

Turkey has arrested more than 35,000 people over alleged links to the group run by the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is blamed for the failed July coup, local media reported Sunday.

Turkish authorities suspended more than 12,000 police officers over alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen accused of masterminding the July failed coup, the police headquarters said on Tuesday.

A Turkish court today ordered the arrest of the chairman of a famed traditional sweet pastry manufacturer as well as over a dozen other businessmen for their alleged links to the failed July 15 coup.

Turkish media today reported that a former police chief, several governors and journalists - including an editor from a top national daily - have been detained as part of the probe into the movement allegedly behind last month's abortive coup.

Turkish police launched simultaneous raids on 44 companies in Istanbul on Tuesday and had warrants to detain 120 company executives as part of the investigation into last month's attempted military coup, state-run Anadolu agency reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today said corruption allegations against four former ministers were part of a "coup attempt", denying that the government had put pressure on a parliamentary commission not to send them to trial.

Turkish authorities today detained at least 20 police officers on suspicion of illegally eavesdropping on top officials including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state media said.

Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested scores of senior police officers on suspicion of illegally eavesdropping on top officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.