Wednesday, April 06, 2011

'The Imam's Army': Arrested Journalist's Book Claims Turkish Police Infiltrated by Islamic Movement - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

"Arrested Journalist's Book Claims Turkish Police Infiltrated by Islamic Movement

By Jürgen Gottschlich in Istanbul

Islamic theologian Fethullah Gülen is one of the most powerful men in Turkey, even though he lives in exile in the US. The recent arrest of prominent Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik shows what can happen to those who cross his Gülen movement. Sik was about to publish a book alleging that Gülen sympathizers have infiltrated Turkey's police force."

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