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Turkish Police Arrest 15 People in Eastern Izmir Over Links to Gulen's Movement

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15 individuals, suspected on having links with Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organization (FETO), were arrested in in the Turkey's eastern city of Izmir, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Turkish police have arrested 15 individuals, including professors of local university, in the eastern city of Izmir over alleged links to Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organization (FETO), which Ankara believes to be behind the July coup attempt, local media reported Saturday.

A total of 23 warrants were issued with other suspects remaining at large, the Yeni Safak newspaper said.

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