Munise Gülen, a relative of Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, has been detained by the police in İzmir over links to the Gulen group, accused by the government of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016.
The group denies any involvement.
According to the Cumhuriyet daily, the 28-year old woman is the grandchild of Fethullah Gulen’s uncle, Seyfeddin Gulen.Munise is accused of having ByLock, an encrypted mobile app that Turkish government sees as a communication tool among followers of the Gulen group.