Producer of the film on life of Turkey’s Erdoğan taken into custody

Producer of the movie about life of Turkey’s current president and the chair of the ruling party AKP has been taken into custody in scope of investigation into the network of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, who has been claimed by the government in Turkey to have plotted the coup attempt of last summer.

The movie Reis – or, The Chief – narrates Erdoğan’s life; and, its produce Ali Avcı is also the director of the movie Uyanış, which is a film about the night of the July 15 coup attempt.

Avcı was taken into custody from his house, along with a friend of his - Dr. Fetullah Karabiber – who happened to be staying at his house while there was a warrant issued against him in scope of the investigations launched at Yıldız University.

Source: https://www.birgun.net/haber-detay/reis-filminin-yapimcisi-gozaltina-alindi-169575.html