Dozens of academics held in latest wave of Turkish mass arrests
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Turkey on Friday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of last month's failed coup, while pressing ahead with raids on businesses linked to the US-based Muslim preacher. Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 84 academics nationwide, the private Dogan news agency reported, while the state-run Anadolu agency said Istanbul authorities were separately hunting 62 academics from the city's main university.To the alarm of its Western partners, Turkey has pressed ahead with a vast crackdown on alleged coup plotters in the wake of 15 July military action seeking to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from power.
Guest: Turkman Terzi
Position:Turkish journalist (living in SA)
Guest: Turkman Terzi
Position:Turkish journalist (living in SA)