Turkey Targets More Suspected Followers of Gulen
时间：2018-12-18 作者：英语课 分类：2018年VOA慢速英语(三)月
Turkey detained more suspected followers 1 of clergyman Fethullah Gulen on Friday, police and media reported.
Turkish officials accuse Gulen of directing a plot aimed at overthrowing 3 the government in July 2016. The overthrow 2 attempt failed. Gulen has denied the accusation 4. He lives in the American state of Pennsylvania.
Since the overthrow attempt, Turkish officials have arrested thousands of his suspected followers and dismissed thousands more from jobs.
Istanbul police told the Reuters news agency about the government’s actions on Friday. They said the government approved arrest warrants for 55 employees of Isik Publications, a company that published Gulen’s books.
Turkey’s state-operated news agency Anadolu reported that warrants for 38 former police officials were also announced. It said the former officials were accused of being supporters of Gulen’s organization.
In addition, police targeted 62 leaders of five labor 5 unions, Anadolu said. The labor unions were part of an alliance of unions that the government ordered closed over suspected links to Gulan’s group.
The United Nations (UN) says Turkey has arrested nearly 160,000 people and dismissed 152,000 government employees since the failed coup 6 attempt. A new UN report says the numbers are through the end of December 2017.
The UN urged Turkey to end its state of emergency, which was declared after the coup and has been extended six times. The report accused the Turkish government of mass arrests and torturing detainees.
Turkey’s foreign minister said the report was filled with unfounded claims. It compared the UN’s criticism to propaganda from militant 7 groups.
Western governments have accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of using the failed coup as the reason to silence dissidents. Turkey says the steps it has taken are necessary to fight threats to its national security.
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warrant - n. a document issued by a court giving the police the power to do something
coup - n. an attempt to take over the government usually by force
- the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
- The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
- After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
- The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
- They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship. 他们成功推翻了法西斯独裁统治。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I always delight in overthrowing those kinds of schemes. 我一向喜欢戳穿人家的诡计。 来自辞典例句
- I was furious at his making such an accusation.我对他的这种责备非常气愤。
- She knew that no one would believe her accusation.她知道没人会相信她的指控。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。