Over 150 people were detained as a result of the searches in 250 apartments of Gulen supporters on July 29 in Izmir province alone.
Such searches will be carried out in other Turkish provinces as well.
Reportedly, a number of employees of Turkish Akdeniz University were also detained July 29 as part of the fight against Gulen movement.
On July 15 evening, Turkish authorities said a military coup attempt took place in the country. Meanwhile, a group of servicemen announced about transition of power to them.
However, the rebelling servicemen started to surrender July 16 and Turkish authorities said the coup attempt failed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the death toll as a result of the military coup attempt stood at 246 people excluding the coup plotters and over 2,000 people were wounded.
Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in Turkey on July 20.
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