#turkey keeps 11 police officers accused of wiretapping in custody
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A Turkish court ordered that 11 more police officers be kept in custody pending trial over accusations that they used wiretaps to spy on Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his inner circle, a defense lawyer said on Wednesday. The latest arrests step up a battle between Erdogan and US-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gulen, a former ally, whose followers have taken key posts in the police and judiciary during Erdogan’s 11 years in power. read more