Islamism in Turkey

Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office has issued detention warrants for a total of 144 people, including military personnel, prosecutors and police officers, for allegedly using ByLock, an encrypted messaging application said to have been used by members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), state-run Anadolu Agency reported on May 23.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) for announcing on May 21 that the state of emergency will remain in place "until peace is fully provided." 

Thirteen people trying to flee Turkey were arrested on May 20 for their alleged links to the Gülen Movement, led by U.S.-based preacher Fetullah Gülen, is believed to have orchestrated July, 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The head of a parliamentary commission investigating the July 15, 2016, failed coup and the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) has said a final report will soon be published, while adding that it would be wrong to expect it to be similar to an indictment. 

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul lawmaker Sezgin Tanrıkulu has criticized the lack of women members in a commission that was formed to receive complaints about rights violations during the state of emergency.

A 31-year-old woman who was being sought over alleged links to the Gülen movement was jailed with her new born baby three days after giving birth in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak, Doğan News Agency reported on May 16. 

The Ankara Public Prosecutor's Office on May 16 ordered the detention of 85 staff from the energy and education ministries in an investigation into the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which is believed to have been behind the July 2016 failed coup attempt, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Malaysia has deported three Turkish men to Ankara over their involvement in the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), police said on May 12. 

Malaysian authorities detained school principal Turgay Karaman, 43, businessman İhsan Aslan, 39, and academic İsmet Özçelik, 58, last week, saying they posed a threat to national security. 

Police on May 12 detained 62 suspects in raids targeting former employees of the Istanbul stock exchange over alleged links to U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, widely believed to have been behind the July 2016 coup attempt. 

A court in the southern province of Mersin ordered the arrest of former ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker Ahmet Tevfik Uzun on May 10, as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, widely believed to have been behind the July 2016 coup attempt.

Uzun was detained early on May 8 over suspected links to the network.