Turkish Interior Ministry shuts down 370 associations over terror links


Turkey's Interior Ministry shut down 370 associations with links to PKK, FETÖ, Daesh and DHKP-C terror groups on Friday.

According to a statement from the ministry, the organizations in 39 provinces were linked to the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ), the PKK and PKK-affiliated Kurdish Communities Union (KCK), the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) and Daesh.

The organizations were closed to protect security and public order, authorities said.

Friday's step was taken under the state-of-emergency legislation, the ministry added.

The Interior Ministry said 153 organizations were associated with FETÖ while 190 were related to the PKK/KCK. Nineteen associations were connected to the DHKP-C and eight to Daesh.

State of emergency was declared in Turkey following the deadly July 15 coup attempt, which killed more than 246 people and injured nearly 2,200 others.