Turkish police have detained at least 22 women in İzmir province over their alleged links to Turkey’s Gulen group, which the government accuses o masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies involvement.
According to a reported by journalist Sevinç Özarslan, among the detainees are housewives and teachers as well well as several former public officials.
They were reportedly taken to a police station for further interrogation.
The suspects are accused of having used ByLock mobile app, an encrypted mobile app that Turkish government sees as a communication tool among followers of the Gulen group. According to the Turkish Interior Ministry at least 510,000 people have been detained over Gulen links since the summer of 2016.
Bu sabah İzmir'de 22 kadın gözaltına alındı. Masum insanları toplamak da hanenize sevap olarak yazılıyor mu? pic.twitter.com/Xjh7MPQIsy
— Sevinç Özarslan (@sevincozarslan) November 9, 2021
