27 August 2016•Update: 27 August 2016
ISTANBUL
Four suspects, including two CEOs, accused of providing financial support to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), were remanded Friday, Turkish police told Anadolu Agency.
A total of seven suspects were detained on orders of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. Three suspects were granted limited release, including judicial control, and one was banned from international travel.
The chairman and vice chairman of Holding, Fatih and Ferhat Aktas, respectively, were among those remanded on charges of "being a member of a terrorist organization" and "providing funds to the terrorist organization". Holding is linked to Gulen, who Turkey accuses of orchestrating a recent putsch attempt.
The top executives at the Gulen-linked Fi Yapi company, Fikret and Hasan Sayin were also remanded on similar charges.
Thirty-nine suspects have been remanded as part of an ongoing investigation into Holding, 44 subsidiaries and the Yeni Magazacilik company, another establishment linked to the terror leader.
Police on Aug. 18 raided several company headquarters, including Holding and the A101 supermarket chain in Istanbul and detained top executives.
Thousands of suspects have been detained across Turkey in the wake of the July 15 defeated coup.
Business executives, military personnel, police and the judiciary have been among those targeted.
Turkey's government alleges that the attempted overthrow, which left 240 people martyred and nearly 2,200 injured, was organized by followers of Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania since 1999, and his FETO network.
Gulen is sought by Turkish judiciary to face charges relating to the coup attempt.
Gulen is also accused of leading a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, and judiciary, forming what is commonly known as the parallel state.
(Reporting by Filiz ; Writing by Sibel Ugurlu)
