9,103 people, or "secret imams", have been arrested by Turkish authorities, accused of infiltrating police forces across the country on behalf of a former ally of President Erdogan , Ankara -based cleric Fethullah Gulen , who was blamed by Erdogan for last year's failed coup. Another More than 1,000 people from the police force were suspended on last year's , according to police headquarters in Ankara , which cited links with Gulen 's network. Olcay The president compared the struggle against Fethullah Gulen with the state's battle against Islamic State and Kurdish PKK militants.
9,103 people, or "secret imams", have been arrested by Turkish authorities, accused of infiltrating police forces across the country on behalf of a former ally of President Erdogan , Ankara -based cleric Fethullah Gulen , who was blamed by Erdogan for last year's failed coup. Another More than 1,000 people from the police force were suspended on last year's , according to police headquarters in Ankara , which cited links with Gulen 's network. The president compared the struggle against Fethullah Gulen with the state's battle against Islamic State and Kurdish PKK militants.