Murat İnam

Three former members of the Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), to be tried over links to the movement of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, were ordered to be kept under house arrest and wear electronic bracelets, pending trial on Nov. 29. 

A member of Turkey's High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), who was allegedly involved in helping a follower of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullan Gülen remain in his seat, has been released with two colleagues after providing crucial information regarding the group.

Three more prosecutors have been assigned to the probe in which daily Cumhuriyet columnists and executives are accused of having links to terror organizations, amid official confirmation that the original prosecutor of the investigation is currently under trial over links to the Gülen movement, widely believed to be behind July 15 coup attempt.

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has expressed "regret" that a prosecutor who is facing charges over Gülenist links was appointed to probe daily Cumhuriyet's writers and executives for alleged ties to the movement, which is widely believed to have staged the coup attempt on July 15.
 

A police operation launched against daily Cumhuriyet on charges of supporting terrorism is "the red line" for the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party's spokesperson has said, claiming the operation was a joint act by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ).