24 held in Turkey raids on opposition-linked media
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TURKISH police raided media outlets close to a US-based Muslim cleric yesterday and detained 24 people including top executives and ex-police chiefs in operations against what President Tayyip Erdogan calls a terrorist network conspiring to topple him.
The raids on Zaman daily and Samanyolu television marked an escalation of Erdogan’s battle with ex-ally Fetullah Gulen, with whom he has been in conflict since a graft investigation targeting Erdogan’s inner circle emerged a year ago.
In scenes broadcast live on Turkish TV, top-selling Zaman’s editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanli smiled and studied police documents before being led through the newspaper’s headquarters to applause from staff.
“Let those who have committed a crime be scared,” he said before police struggled to escort him through crowds to a waiting car. “We are not scared.”
Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Hadi Salihoglu said in a statement arrest warrants had been issued for 31 people on charges of “establishing a terrorist group”, forgery and slander.
In raids across Turkey, 24 people were detained, including two former police chiefs, state broadcaster TRT Haber said.
Main opposition CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu told reporters: “A coup is being carried out against democracy.”
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