Turkey has continued arbitrary detention campaign against dissidents. Turkish police arrested 44 people over their suspected links to Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen.
In a statement, prosecutors in the capital Ankara said that arrest warrants were issued for 33 suspects at the Gendarmerie General Command, including those in active duty, and retired and dismissed personnel.
Eighteen suspects were captured in Ankara and 13 provinces while a manhunt was underway for others. All suspects are noncommissioned officers and 21 among them were already dismissed from the army on suspicion of having links to Gulen movement.
More than a quarter-million people have been sentenced on terrorism charges since 2016, thanks to a vague Turkish law used to punish the opposition, in Erdogan’s bid to consolidate power.
Thousands of Turkish dissidents have fled Erdogan’s oppressive regime in the past five years, and every single one of them is living in fear that they could be the next to be kidnapped.
Not only does it create a fearful environment for Turks who found a safe haven in foreign countries, but it also undermines the sovereignty of these countries.
Since the failed military coup attempt in 2016, Turkey’s diplomatic missions around the world have been largely focused on spying on its citizens, keeping tabs on their activities and organizing the kidnapping of dissidents.
Failure of the international community to display a unified response to these renditions has given impetus to the Turkish government to keep continuing with these global illegal activities.
While tangible international reaction has been missing on Turkey, Erdogan's massive crackdown on the opposition has transformed Turkish people lives into hell.
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