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Turkey Arrests 1,000 in Sped-up Anti-Gulen Crackdown

Turkish authorities say they have arrested more than 1,000 people and suspended 9,100 policemen in an accelerated crackdown on alleged supporters of cleric Fethullah Gulen. The government blames the exiled cleric for orchestrating last year's failed military coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Officials said Wednesday 1,009 "secret imams" who infiltrated the police and other state-run agencies were arrested. More than 9,100 police personnel suspected of being...


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