Over 1,300 people arrested in Turkey on terrorism charges 920 suspects accused of links to Gulen, 386 to PKK

(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, MARCH 6 - More than 1,300 people have been arrested in Turkey in anti-terrorism operations over the last week, the interior ministry said on Monday.



Of the suspects 920 are accused of links with alleged coup plotter Fethullah Gulen, who the authorities believe was behind the failed putsch last July. The suspects also reportedly include 386 alleged affiliates of the Kurdish PKK, 12 ISIS extremists and 12 far-left militants, the ministry said. (ANSAmed).



