Turkey to investigate Gulenist links to unsolved murders
Turkish prosecutors to examine cases from 2000 to 2013 to search for links to terror group
Prosecutors in Ankara have launched an investigation into the links between the Gulenist terror group and unsolved murders committed between 2000 and 2013, a prosecution source said Tuesday.
The Office of Investigation into Crimes Committed Against Constitutional Order will review the files of old murder cases for evidence of a link to the organization headed by preacher Fetullah Gulen.
The organization, also known as the “parallel state”, said to have plotted to overthrow the Turkish state by installing its followers among state institutions, particularly the police and judiciary.
The inquiry will encompass all unsolved murders during the 13 year period, the source said on condition of anonymity.
Among the cases to be examined will be the February 2009 killing of Behcet Oktay, the president of Ankara police's special operations department; the death of candidate judge Didem Yaylali in August 2013; the killing of academic Necip Hablemitoglu in December 2002; and the May 2006 killing of a member of Turkey’s Council of State.
Police intelligence and anti-terror officers will also be involved in the investigation.
