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Turkey launches mass raids against 'Gulen-linked' businesses
Turkey has ordered the seizure of the assets of 187 businessmen suspected of links to Hizmet movement and Fethullah Gulen.
Police launched a vast operation in the country’s economic capital Istanbul and other provinces into the companies, the biggest crackdown on business since the failed putsch.
Prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 187 suspects including CEOs of leading companies, with the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office ordering their assets to be seized.
Sixty of the suspects were detained, the private Dogan news agency reported.
In a similar operation earlier this week, Turkish police raided dozens of companies in Istanbul and detained around 100 people.
Local media said around 1,000 police took part in raids at 204 addresses in 18 provinces, which included simultaneous operations at around 100 sites in several districts of Istanbul.
The raids targeted major companies like ready-to-wear retailer Aydinli Group, bakery Gulluoglu Baklava, Boydak group and fashion company Eroglu Holding.
The wanted suspects are accused of “membership in a terrorist organisation” and “financing the activities” of Mr Gulen.