Pro-Fethullah Terror Organization

Four suspects, including a columnist for daily Bugün, have been arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged terrorist organization.

The 2nd Criminal Magistrate of Peace in Istanbul arrested columnist Gültekin Avc? and three police officers for ?being a member of an armed terror group? on Sept. 20.

Memduh Boydak, the general manager of Boydak Holding, was released Sept. 17 along with two businessmen following their detention as a part of an operation targeting a purported terrorist organization on Sept. 16.

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor?s Office has finalized the draft of an indictment arguing it has found ?concrete evidence? that sympathizers of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen were trying to form a ?cemaat state? parallel to the state of the Republic of Turkey. It has also charged seven people for leaking information and documents to criminal organizations.