Turkish police carried out a large-scale operation against the media outlets detaining dozens of journalists, scriptwriters and police officials following the leader of Tahşiye group filed a complaint that the related media plotted against him during 2010 police operations.
Attending to ‘Baştan Sona’ program at CNN Türk hosted by Akif Beki, who was former spokesman of Erdoğan, Tahşiye leader Doğan denied his group's links to al-Qaeda.
However, Tahşiye group leader said that he loves Osama bin Laden because he is a Muslim. When asked if he views bin Laden as a terrorist or not, Doğan said he doesn't know if "his jihad is right or wrong" because he is living a reclusive life.
A Turkish court issued an arrest warrant for Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen on Friday on charges of publicly criticizing the leader of the al-Qaeda affiliated group.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan defended the leader of Tahşiye group Doğan and he accused detained journalists and Fethullah Gülen for orchestrating a plot against Doğan.
The Tahşiye group leader was sentenced for 17 months and he was later released pending trial after the police operation against the group on 2010.
Dec 20, 2014 | BGNNews.com | Istanbul
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