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| Turkey has detained senior aide to Fethullah Gülen, official says Turkey has detained senior aide to Fethullah Gülen, official says | |
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| Turkey has detained a senior aide to Fethullah Gülen, the US-based cleric whom it blames for the coup attempt intended to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an official said on Saturday. | Turkey has detained a senior aide to Fethullah Gülen, the US-based cleric whom it blames for the coup attempt intended to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an official said on Saturday. |
| Security forces detained Hails Hanci in the Black Sea province of Trabzon, the official said, describing Hanci as a “right-hand man” of Gülen and responsible for transferring funds to him. Gülen denies being behind the failed coup. | Security forces detained Hails Hanci in the Black Sea province of Trabzon, the official said, describing Hanci as a “right-hand man” of Gülen and responsible for transferring funds to him. Gülen denies being behind the failed coup. |
| The official said Hanci “apparently” entered the country two days before the attempted putsch on 15 July. | The official said Hanci “apparently” entered the country two days before the attempted putsch on 15 July. |
| The official confirmed a report by the state-run Anadolu news agency that Turkey had detained the son-in-law of Akin Öztürk, a former air force chief who has already been arrested as one of the key suspects. Lieutenant colonel Hakan Karakus was detained in Ankara, the official said. | The official confirmed a report by the state-run Anadolu news agency that Turkey had detained the son-in-law of Akin Öztürk, a former air force chief who has already been arrested as one of the key suspects. Lieutenant colonel Hakan Karakus was detained in Ankara, the official said. |
| Turkey had already detained one of Gülen’s nephews on Saturday. | Turkey had already detained one of Gülen’s nephews on Saturday. |
| Police also detained a female Turkish fighter pilot, Kerime Kurmas, in the region of Yalova south of Istanbul for alleged involvement in the coup, the Dogan news agency reported. | Police also detained a female Turkish fighter pilot, Kerime Kurmas, in the region of Yalova south of Istanbul for alleged involvement in the coup, the Dogan news agency reported. |
| She is accused, with two male pilots who were also detained, of flying seized F-16 jets over Istanbul on the night of the coup. Other Turkish media reports said she was the only female fighter pilot in the country. | She is accused, with two male pilots who were also detained, of flying seized F-16 jets over Istanbul on the night of the coup. Other Turkish media reports said she was the only female fighter pilot in the country. |