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             Turkey Orders Arrest of Opponents on Terrorism Charges

   by VOA News

   A Turkish court has ordered the formal arrest of a television station
   chief and three police officials on terrorism charges, but ordered the
   release of eight others, including a newspaper editor, connected to a
   U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of plotting to overthrow Turkey's
   government.

   Turkish media also reported Friday that Instanbul's prosecutor had
   asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for the cleric, Fethullah
   Gulen, who heads the Muslim group known as Hizmet (Service) and once
   strongly supported President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

   Samanyolu TV chief Hidayet Karaca and the three police officials were
   placed under arrest Friday after being detained along with some two
   dozen others over the weekend in raids targeting individuals who
   allegedly plotted against Erdogan. However, the court ordered the
   release of Ekrem Dumanli, the editor-in-chief of the opposition daily
   Zaman, who was also arrested in Sunday's raids.

   Fethullah Gulen has been in open conflict with Mr. Erdogan since last
   December, when Erdogan was still Turkey's prime minister and a
   corruption investigation was launched targeting members of his inner
   circle.

   Erdogan blamed the probe on followers of Gulen who had allegedly
   infiltrated Turkey's institutions of power, but the cleric has denied
   any involvement.

   The United States has not responded to repeated requests from Turkey
   for the extradition of Gulen, who has lived in Pennsylvania since 1999.



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