In Turkey, Gulen’s death marks opportunity to move on from coup attempt
Fethullah Gulen, who has died aged 83, was blamed by Turkey for being behind a 2016 coup attempt.
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Operations under way to arrest soldiers and civilians over alleged links to a network blamed for the 2016 coup attempt.
March 31 polls seen as test for Turkish leader and AK Party amid economic downturn triggered by 2018 currency crisis.
The Turkish economy, which has slipped into its first recession in a decade, has topped the election agenda so far.
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Topuz is accused of having links to US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Gulen, whom Ankara blames for 2016 coup attempt.
The order is part of multiple probes into supporters of US-based cleric, accused of being behind attempted 2016 coup.
Turkish prosecutors reportedly want Enes Kanter extradited; NBA player says there’s no evidence against him.
Detentions a result of probes into pay phone communications between alleged members of the network, state media says.
Turkey says Fethullah Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the US since 1999, planned the 2016 coup attempt.
Selman Gulen, nephew of self-exiled Muslim leader Fethullah Gulen, sentenced to years prison on terror-related charges.
An official told Reuters Trump didn’t commit during G20 to extradite Fethullah Gulen.
