21.10.2024 13:40
The leader of FETÖ, Gülen, who caused the martyrdom of 251 of our citizens during the treacherous coup attempt on July 15, is believed to have died on Sunday, October 20, due to the time difference. October 20, 2008, is known as the date when the first hearing in the Ergenekon conspiracy trials took place.
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FETÖ leader Fethullah Gülen died in the hospital where he was being treated. Gülen's death was confirmed by his nephew Ebuseleme Gülen and internet sites close to the FETÖ terrorist organization.
THE DAY THE FIRST HEARING OF THE FRAME-UP CASES WAS HELD
Due to the time difference, Gülen's death was recorded as October 20. October 20 is known as the day the first hearing of the Ergenekon frame-up cases was held.
THE FIRST HEARING WAS ON OCTOBER 20, 2008
The Ergenekon Frame-up began in 2007 with the discovery of grenades in a shanty house in Ümraniye, Istanbul. The first hearing was held on October 20, 2008, in the courtroom at Silivri Prison, where around 400 defendants were accused of being members of Ergenekon.
588 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED
During the Ergenekon frame-up process, over 100,000 phones were monitored, 60,000 phones were tapped, surveillance was conducted on 3,000 individuals, 1,360 people gave statements, and 588 people were arrested. There were 44 secret witnesses in the case. A total of 19 indictments were prepared, exceeding 17,000 pages.
Some defendants passed away without seeing their acquittal. Kuddusi Okkır died from cancer he contracted in Silivri Prison. İlhan Selçuk, Kemal Yavuz, Muzaffer Tekin, Arif Doğan, Uçkun Geray, Erhan Göksel, Sami Hoştan, Mehmet Koral, Ünal İnanç, Salih Kurter, Hüseyin Görüm, Emcet Olcaytu, Engin Aydın, Murat Özkan, and Fatih Derdiyok lost their lives during the trial process.
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