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Five of 18 suspects who were sent to court on May 23 have been arrested in a ?parallel state? operation launched by prosecutors in the Central Anatolian province of Konya.

More half of the 43 people arrested in a ?parallel state? operation launched by prosecutors in the Central Anatolian province of Konya were released on May 23, police have said. 

Turkish police raided multiple locations on May 22 in at least 19 provinces, while carrying out a ?parallel structure? investigation, detaining as many as 20 people, including several businessmen and a former police chief. Raids have mostly been centered in Konya, a central Anatolian province.