ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Sunday launched a sweeping operation to arrest dozens of supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rival, US-exiled imam Fethullah Gulen, including a raid on the offices of the Zaman daily, which is close to the cleric.
The operation came just two days after Erdogan signalled a new crackdown against the “evil forces” of Gulen, whom the president accused of orchestrating a corruption probe a year ago against members of his inner circle.
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