Hulusi Akar

Turkish female officer detained over Gülen links after Kardak visit with army chief

Turkey's first female general candidate, Bilgehan Bülbül, has been detained upon her return from a recent visit to the Kardak islets, where she accompanied Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, on charges of being a member of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), who are widely believed to have been the perpetrators of the July 15 coup attempt. 

Turkey's opposition divided over top soldier's Kardak islet visit

Opposition parties gave different reactions to the Jan. 29 visit of Turkey's top brass to the Aegean islets of Kardak, which is claimed by Turkey and Greece, with the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) criticizing the move but the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) praising it.

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