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Turkish Intel Agency Dismisses 87 Staff Allegedly Linked to Gulen Movement

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Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has dismissed 87 personnel over suspected links to the movement of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen who is... 27.09.2016, Sputnik International

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Turkish Intel Agency Dismisses 87 Staff Allegedly Linked to Gulen Movement

13:10 GMT 27.09.2016 (Updated: 13:11 GMT 27.09.2016)

© AFP 2023 / OZAN KOSE Turkish anti riot police officers detain a Turkish soldier who allegedly took part in a military coup as they are leaving in a bus the courthouse at Bakirkoy district in Istanbul on July 16, 2016

Turkish anti riot police officers detain a Turkish soldier who allegedly took part in a military coup as they are leaving in a bus the courthouse at Bakirkoy district in Istanbul on July 16, 2016 - Sputnik International

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has dismissed 87 personnel over suspected links to the movement of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen who is believed by Ankara to be the mastermind behind the failed coup attempt.

FILE – In this March 15, 2014 file photo, Turkish Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, sits at his residence in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. - Sputnik International

Extradition of Gulen a 'Serious Exam for US Democracy and Justice'

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Anadolu news agency, 52 people of those dismissed will face criminal investigation.

The attempted military coup took place in Turkey on July 15. It was suppressed the following day. Turkish authorities have accused Gulen of having incited the coup and have demanded his extradition from the United States.

Following the coup, thousands of people, mostly officials, legal and educational workers, were detained or dismissed over alleged ties to Gulen or his supporters' movement.