{"id":152563,"date":"2026-08-25T21:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/152563\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:38:10","slug":"turkey-detains-38-in-third-wave-of-raids-on-religious-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/152563\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey detains 38 in third wave of raids on religious group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/stockholmcf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alihan-Kuris-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"390\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Alihan-Kuris-3-695x390.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Alihan Kuris\u0327\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish police on Tuesday detained 38 people in a third series of raids in an investigation into alleged financial crimes linked to a religious community, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The community is commonly known as the S\u00fcleymanc\u0131lar, while its members call it the S\u00fcleymanl\u0131lar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors issued detention warrants for 54 people and said two were abroad, one was already in prison and that police were still seeking 13 individuals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alihan Kuri\u015f, who was detained in the first raid against the group and was later jailed,\u00a0is accused of leading a network that laundered criminal proceeds, defrauded public institutions and broke Turkey\u2019s Tax Procedure Law, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The office also asked a court to put 11 companies and four associations tied to the group under court-appointed trustees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest raids followed a first\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stockholmcf.org\/turkey-detains-30-in-raids-targeting-religious-group-that-has-been-in-crosshairs-of-pro-govt-circles\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/stockholmcf.org\/turkey-detains-30-in-raids-targeting-religious-group-that-has-been-in-crosshairs-of-pro-govt-circles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">operation<\/a>\u00a0on August 13 in 17 provinces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police searched 43 locations\u00a0linked to individuals and 80 sites used by 33 companies after prosecutors issued warrants for 49 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A court later\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stockholmcf.org\/leader-of-turkeys-suleymancilar-religious-group-arrested-in-financial-crimes-investigation\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/stockholmcf.org\/leader-of-turkeys-suleymancilar-religious-group-arrested-in-financial-crimes-investigation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">jailed<\/a>\u00a0Kuri\u015f and 31 others pending trial and put six people under house arrest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police detained 12 more people in \u0130stanbul, Konya, Mersin and Mu\u011fla during a second wave on Saturday, while one remained at large.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuri\u015f has denied leading a criminal group or taking part in money laundering or fraud.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The S\u00fcleymanl\u0131lar trace their roots to followers of Islamic scholar S\u00fcleyman Hilmi Tunahan and run Quran courses, student dormitories and mosques in Turkey and Europe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The raids followed years of calls from government allies for action against the group, whose main body has not backed President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan\u2019s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article is republished from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/turkishminute.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Turkish Minute<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Turkish police on Tuesday detained 38 people in a third series of raids in an investigation into 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