Interior Ministry closes 370 associations 

09:49

JINHA
 
ANKARA –Turkey’s Interior Ministry has suspended the activity of 370 associations in 39 cities.
 
370 associations in 39 cities have been closed for their alleged links to the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)/ the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK), the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) and ISIS by the Interior Ministry under Article 11 of the state of emergency declared after the attempted coup on July 15.  According to the statement of the Interior Ministry, 153 associations have been shut down for their links to FETÖ, 190 associations for their links to the PKK/KCK, 19 associations for their links to the DHKP-C, and eight for their links to ISIS.