The Turkish National Police Academy has published a new report that offers a comprehensive road map to fight against the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ).
The report, titled "New Generation Terror: FETÖ," was revealed after a full-day workshop in which prosecutors, judges, police academy academics, academicians, financiers and undersecretaries recommended methods, including using the "German model," to identify secret members of the terrorist group.
The police academy also advised the preparation of a "Social Examination Report" by sociologists and psychologists in order to determine the crypto-FETÖs.
"The most important issue regarding the execution of the legal actions is the identification of the FETÖ members. Germany, for example, made an amendment in legislation when it began to experience difficulties in identifying separatist suspects and prepared the Social Examination Report," the report said.
"This social review, in which psychologists and sociologists conducted interviews with the friends of separatist suspects, contained information on where the suspect went to school, how they were known in their environment, any sports teams they supported, the places they spent time and the newspapers, books and columnists they read. In light of this information, there was a consensus that the person could be regarded as a separatist," it continued.
The Turkish National Police Academy also suggested that forming a "FETÖ database" to gather together all information regarding the terror group carried the utmost importance.
"For this reason, an institution should be established to coordinate this," the academy said in the report, adding that there is also a need for powerful mechanisms to implement and shape the strategy in the fight against FETÖ.
On July 15, 2016, a military junta linked to FETÖ attempted to topple the government and impose martial law. It was thwarted by troops loyal to the government along with police and millions of citizens marching in favor of democracy. Soldiers involved in the coup attempt killed 250 people, mostly civilians, and injured 2,000 others.