Linking Doğan Group to FETÖ 'out of reason, conscience', Doğan executive says

Linking Doğan Group to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the suspected network behind the July 15 foiled coup attempt, is out of reason and conscience, Doğan Group's deputy chairman responsible for corporate communications, Ahter Kutadgu, has said, commenting on the detentions of Doğan Holding Chief Legal Advisor Erem Turgut Yücel and the holding's former executive Yahya Üzdiyen.

"We believe that our friends have not committed any acts against laws and regulations. We expect that justice will be manifested as soon as possible. Linking Doğan Group to FETÖ is out of reason and conscience," Kutadgu said. 

Below are his responses to questions directed at him: 

Recently, in some newspapers and TV channels, there have been accusations claiming that the probe into Doğan Holding had deepened. What are your thoughts on this?

We are very sad and uncomfortable when seeing these news and comments. It makes us even sadder being exposed to such baseless accusations, especially in an environment where our country has been struggling against terror from all sides and in an environment where we have been giving away hundreds of martyrs. I think they are trying to influence the judiciary. The accusations and allegations regarding Doğan Group Ankara Administrative Representative Barbaros Muratoğlu, who has been arrested recently, and our friends Üzdiyen and Yücel are open injustices, according to us.  

Why is that so?  

The ground for the allegations is that they met FETÖ-affiliated lawyers and gave them warrant of attorney. They've been accused of trying to influence the judiciary. Now, let's reply to all of them one by one. 

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