47 academics and civil servants detained over suspected Gülen links

At least 115 detention warrants were issued on July 10 for academics and bureaucrats in two Istanbul universities, the Prime Ministry and related institutions, with 47 people detained over suspected links to the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen. 

Some 72 detention warrants were issued for academics at Boğaziçi University and Medeniyet University and 43 warrants were issued for officials at the Prime Ministry, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

Most of those on the list were users of ByLock, an encrypted messaging application used almost exclusively by Gülen supporters, according to a statement by the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office..

Police detained 47 people at the two universities early on July 10 over alleged links to what the government calls the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), as part of an investigation which was conducted by Istanbul Chief Prosecution Office. 

FETÖ is accused of orchestrating Turkey's deadly July 15, 2016 military coup attempt.

Some 64 of those for whom detention warrants were issued were from Medeniyet University while eight were from the prestigious Boğaziçi Unviersity.

Koray Çalışkan, a well-known academic working at Boğaziçi University, was among those detained, as well as Hamit Okur, a former rector of Medeniyet University.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Oğuz Kaan Salıcı announced detention of Çalışkan via his official Twitter account. "Koray Çalışkan was just detained at his home. The reason is not clear yet," Salıcı tweeted. 

Some 16 professors, eight associate professors, six assistant professors and three administrative personnel were detained from Medeniyet University as one professor, one associate...