Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected EU criticism of police raids on media organisations on Monday, with a warning to “keep your opinions to yourselves.”

The EU had condemned Sunday’s police raids, which targeted a newspaper and a TV station associated with Erdogan opponent Fethullah Gulen.

President Erdogan has accused Gulen followers within the police and judiciary of being behind corruption allegations that rattled his government last year, and has vowed to go after the group.

Dozens of people — including journalists and television producers — were detained on suspicion of “using intimidation and threats” to try to take state power.

The targets included the Istanbul headquarters of Zaman newspaper and Samanyolu TV.

Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said that those detained would be quizzed over alleged false accusations and fabricated evidence.

The false claims led to a police crackdown on a rival Islamic group on charges of al-Qaida links in 2010.

The EU said the raids were incompatible with media freedoms and suggested that they could affect Turkey’s EU membership bid.

But Mr Erdogan was unconcerned about the threat.

“The issue is not one of media freedoms,” he said. “Those who threaten our national security… will get the response they deserve.

“Whether the EU takes us or not, we have no such worry. You keep your opinions to yourselves.”