Turkey orders detention of 380 businessmen in Gulen investigation: Report

Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 380 businessmen accused of providing financial support to the network of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of orchestrating July`s failed coup, media reports said on Thursday.

Ankara: Turkish prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 380 businessmen accused of providing financial support to the network of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of orchestrating July`s failed coup, media reports said on Thursday.

State-run Anadolu news agency said prosecutors had also issued demands for searches of the suspects` homes and offices. Gulen denies accusations of involvement in the attempted putsch, in which more than 240 people were killed.

 

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