The Turkish authorities today issued arrest warrants for 35 journalists and other media workers on suspicion of being connected to the preacher Fethullah Gulen, who lives in exile in the USA, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported today.
The suspects allegedly used an application to send encrypted messages, which authorities believe is a means of communication for Gulen supporters. Police are currently conducting arrest operations in Istanbul.
Ankara accuses Gulen of being behind the failed military coup in Turkey last July.
More than 50.000 people were arrested for their alleged involvement in the coup, and 110.000 people were dismissed from the civil service.
Gulen lives in exile in the US, and Ankara is seeking his extradition for his alleged involvement in the coup. Gulen denies the accusations.
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