Turkey arrests 1,000 and suspends 9,100 police in new crackdown
(The Guardian Turkey)

One week after Erdogan´s narrow referendum victory, alleged supporters of US-based preacher are rounded up Turkey has detained more than 1,000 people and suspended over 9,100 police in a new crackdown against alleged supporters of the US-based preacher accused of orchestrating the coup bid against president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Dawn raids across the country - seeking more than 3,000 suspects - were followed by a statement from police that 9,103 police officers were being suspended on suspicion of links to Fethullah Gulen. Related: Erdogan`s referendum victory unsurprising in a `strongman` world Related: Isis faces exodus of foreign fighters as its `caliphate` crumbles Continue reading...