Turkish police search homes in 11 provinces in Ergenekon probe

Turkish police search homes in 11 provinces in Ergenekon probe

Hurriyet Daily News with wires
Turkish police search homes in 11 provinces in Ergenekon probe

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The police search included the home of a retired National Intelligence Organization, or MIT, colonel in the southwestern province of Isparta, two British-nationals in the northwestern province of Bursa and a journalist in Istanbul, it added.  

 

Police seized several documents in the simultaneous raid, the agency said, adding no detainments have been made as yet.

 

The raids were conducted as a continuation of an April operation in the central province of Konya, in which six people were arrested, Dogan News Agency said.

 

Launched in 2007, the Ergenekon case has detained more than 200 on suspicion of forming an illegal organization to provoke a series of events that would pave the way to a military coup. About 140 people are already standing trial in the case, including retired generals, lawyers and journalists.

 

The controversial case, however, has divided Turkey, as many believe it has turned into a witch hunt targeting government critics.

 

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