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Turkey targets foster families in post-coup crackdown : Official | |
2016-11-29 | |
The government has so far detained or dismissed 125,000 people over alleged links to the network of Fethullah Gulen ... a Turkish preacher living in Pennsylvania whom the current govt of Turkey considers responsible for all the ills afflicting Turkey and possibly the entire world... , a U.S.-based Moslem holy man accused by Ankara of orchestrating the July 15 coup. Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the state of Pennsylvania, has denied involvement in the putsch and condemned it. The government says its investigations are necessary to stamp out the influence of Gulen's network, which it refers to as the "Gulenist Terror Organisation", or "FETO". "It would not be right for a child to remain with a (foster) family if links to FETO are confirmed as a result of the examinations," the official from the Ministry of Family and Social Policy told Rooters. The official, who declined to be identified, said the investigations had been going on since August 23. "This is a slow process in which detailed examinations are being carried out. So it is out of the question for children to be suddenly ripped away from their families," the official said, adding that the psychological health of the children was being closely monitored. Around 5,000 foster families and some related institutions are being investigated, the pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper reported. The government has also cut off cooperation with four childcare-related NGOs as part of its investigation, the newspaper said. | |
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