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Turkey detains 113 suspects over links to coup attempt in 2016
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The Xinhua reported that Turkey on Tuesday detained at least 113 suspects over their alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016.

A detention warrant was issued for 185 suspects across 40 cities as part of an investigation into the Gulen Movement's influence on the Turkish armed forces, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

The suspects were accused of infiltrating into the state bureaucracy and then attempting a coup on July 15, 2016.

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Turkey-Istanbul-Sunset in Istanbul/Pixabay

Ankara has accused U.S.-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen of masterminding the attempted coup, in which at least 250 people were killed.

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Turkey requested Gulen's extradition, but Washington has been reluctant to do so, saying that Ankara has not presented sufficient evidence.

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The Turkish government has launched a massive crackdown on suspects with connection to the network after the coup attempt.

Source: xinhua