Former Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Ali Ali Babacan
Ankara – News Time
Ali Babacan, former Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, warned of the dangers of “rule of the individual”. They say they look forward to forming a new political party by the end of this year. This will prove to be a challenge for the ruling party, Justice and Development, headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ali Babacan resigned from the Justice and Development Party membership in July this year. He called the cause of his move “profound differences”.Ali Babacan is one of the founding members of the “Justice and Development” party, which has ruled Turkey since 2002. He has also served as Minister of Economy and Foreign Minister before becoming Vice Prime Minister.
In his first TV interview after his resignation from the party, Ali Babacan told the “Khabar Turk” channel on Tuesday that “we saw that (after the attempt of the revolution) Turkey entered a dark tunnel and Each and every day, his problems increased in every case. Later, we started trying to form a new party. “In his talk, Ali Babacan made a great deal of effort to avoid direct criticism of Erdogan. He repeated, however, that the absence of democracy in the shadow of the “rule of the individual” had damaged the country. For a long time there were rumors circulating that the two founding members of the “Justice and Development” party and Erdogan’s ally Ali Babacan and former president Abdullah Gul Gul intend to form a rival party. According to Ali Babacan, Abdullah Gul will not be involved in the activities of the new party but will act as a consultant. Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also disputed Erdogan in 2016, criticizing the “Justice and Development” party’s economic policy. Ali Babacan, however, excluded Ahmet Davutoglu’s participation in his new party.
168 arrested on suspicion of contacting Fatehullah Golan’s network
On the other hand, there are reports of fresh crackdowns against President Tayyip Erdogan’s political opponents in Turkey. According to reports, the police have arrested 168 people, including senior officers. The arrests continue after a failed attempt to overthrow President Tayyip Erdogan’s government in Turkey three years ago. Authorities on Tuesday ordered the arrest of 168 people suspected of contacting the network of “service movement” leader Fatehullah Golan. Ankara accused Fatehullah Golan of being involved in planning a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 15, 2016.
According to details, the Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that it ordered the arrest of two civilians and 52 military personnel; these include two retired colonels, one lieutenant colonel and two majors. Meanwhile, Istanbul police say 15 out of 27 people have been arrested on suspicion of using a ‘lock lock’ text messaging application. This application is used by people connected with the Fatehullah Golan network to connect with each other. Prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 50 people in the Konya region of central Turkey. Prosecutors in Ankara have ordered the arrest of 36 soldiers besides a civilian.
Thousands have been detained in a crackdown in Turkey for three years. The trial against 77,000 of them will now be initiated. He is suspected of participating in a plan to overthrow President Tayyip Erdogan. Police have so far arrested 1.5 million former and present service personnel, police officers and other civilians.
