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Detention warrants issued for 30 former Health Ministry personnel over Gülen links

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on Friday issued detention warrants for 30 former Health Ministry staff members as part of a crackdown on the faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

According to the report 20 of those being sought were detained by the police, three of them while working at a private hospital.

Turkish authorities accuse the Gülen movement of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, although the movement denies any involvement.

Since then the Turkish government has been pursuing a crackdown on the movement, dismissing some 140,000 public servants and investigating more than 600,000 people on terrorism charges.

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