Turkey’s recent security issues, the damaged relations with Russian Federation (which now seem to be, at least publically, on the mend) and bitter relations with Tehran all coalesced to make the recent failed coup even more problematic for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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The Turkish government declared a state of emergency and launched a massive crackdown on Gulen’s supporters in the aftermath of the coup.
About a possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey for those involved in the defeated coup, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his stance that the decision would be left up to Turkish lawmakers in the parliament.
The indictment also stated that Gulen is aiming to seize all of the state institutions rather than destroy the existing system.
The group has used foundations, private schools, companies, student dormitories, media outlets and insurance companies to serve its objective of taking control of all state institutions, it added.
All face prison terms ranging from two years to life in jail.
Coming out of last month’s failed coup attempt, President Erdogan signals an energetic leadership that could help navigate Turkey back into a leading regional peacemaking role-one key relationship at a time. “That is an impartial and fair trial”.
The prospect of the death penalty being restored had stunned the European Union, which makes the abolition of capital punishment an unnegotiable condition for joining the bloc.
On Syrian, Korkmaz said Erdogan and Putin discussed the issue, especially since there are two points of view.
It has also collected funds from businessmen in the name of “donations” and transferred the money to the United States by means of front companies, and by using banks in the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and Germany, Anadolu reported.
“Believe me, they do not have the patience, strength and faith that we have”, he said.
A new decree will see new dismissals in the foreign and interior ministries as well as the coastguard and army, while police launched raids on dozens of companies.
“We will cut off all business links, all revenues of Gulen-linked business”. He has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, but it is not clear Ankara has yet made a formal request. However, Turkey-Israel relations soured in 2008-2010 after Erdogan walked off a Davos panel including Israeli president Shimon Peres and in the aftermath of the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, in which several Turkish citizens were killed during a humanitarian aid visit to Gaza.
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U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry are both expected to visit Turkey later this month.
