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flag Turkey arrested 16 and detained 27 more in raids targeting the Gulen movement, blamed for the 2016 coup.

flag Turkish authorities detained 97 suspects in 39 operations nationwide targeting the Gulen movement, with 16 formally arrested and 27 under judicial control, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. flag The actions are part of ongoing efforts since June 2023 to dismantle the group, designated a terrorist organization by Ankara, which blames it for the 2016 coup attempt that killed at least 250 people. flag Since the current cabinet took office, Turkey has detained 19,025 individuals suspected of ties to the movement and formally arrested 3,512. flag The movement, led by cleric Fethullah Gulen—who lived in the U.S. until his death in 2024—has been a central focus of Turkey’s security and legal actions for years.

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