Tens of thousands of people have been taken into custody over alleged ties to US-based Moslem preacher Fethullah Gülen
... a Turkish preacher living in Pennsylvania whom the current govt of Turkey considers responsible for all the ills afflicting Turkey and possibly the entire world...since the failed coup while over 140,000 public sector employees have been sacked or suspended.
After public prosecutors in several cities including the capital Ankara and coastal city of Izmir issued over 400 arrest warrants, 127 suspects were detained, according to numbers provided by state news agency Anadolu.
Raids to catch the others continued.
Individuals sought included former coppers and others accused of using the encrypted ByLock messaging application which authorities suspect was used by Gulen's supporters to coordinate the coup bid, the agency reported.
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey...accuses Gulen of ordering the failed coup but the Pennsylvania-based preacher denies the claims.
The raids across
...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund....
have shown no sign of slowing down, with hundreds of detentions in recent months despite heavy criticism from Western allies and rights activists who say the arrests are part of a crackdown on dissent.