Turkey seeks arrest 55 people suspected of financing Gulen
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ANKARA - Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for 55 people, including businessmen, suspected of giving financial support to the network of the US-based cleric Ankara accuses of orchestrating a failed military coup in July, broadcaster NTV said.
The businessmen suspected of being linked to the cleric's network allegedly carried large sums of cash, which they have called a "favor," back and forth between Turkey, Tanzania, Uganda and Kazakhstan since 2014, NTV said.
Police from the Istanbul financial-crimes unit conducted operations in 57 separate addresses on Saturday to root out sympathizers of Gulen, NTV said. Authorities have detained some of the suspects in the operations, while others are still being sought, NTV said, adding that some were found to be using Bylock, a smartphone messaging app which Ankara says was used by Gulen's adherents as a communication tool.
