Coup Aftermath: Turkish and Privacy Concerns

coup aftermath: Gulen, a of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has denied any involvement, according to Hamilton Spectator. Another Turkish Canadian, Ilhan Erdem, was also arrested last month at Istanbul Ataturk Airport. He has been accused in Turkish media reports of having ties to Fethullah Gulen, a U.S.-based cleric the Turkish government accuses of masterminding the coup. Since a state of emergency was declared in the failed coup aftermath, some 35,000 people have been detained for questioning. McCallum, in Calgary for a roundtable on immigration, said it is difficult to comment on an individual case because of privacy concerns. More than 17,000 of them — including soldiers, police, judges and journalists — have been formally arrested to face trial. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.