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Turkish PM: Ruling party will not give in to "Jewish lobby"
JPOST.com Staff
Feb. 9, 2015
[Summary:Davutoglu says government will not succumb to the Jewish
lobby, the Armenian lobby or the lobby of the Turkish-Greek minority.]
Erdogan holds that Fethullah Gulen, a one-time ally of the Turkish
president who has become his chief rival is behind the plot to
overthrow him. Gulen now lives in self-imposed exile in the United
States.
Erdogan has long said that foreign governments are behind the
conspirators, which he blames for inventing a corruption scandal
against his government in 2013 and wiretapping members of his
government, leaking sensitive information to the press and on YouTube.
The Turkish president has consolidated power, after weakening the
country's army, which had long been a watchdog against the principles
of the state being compromised.
Two weeks ago, Erdogan said that the Mossad was connected to the
Gulenists, followed by Davutoglu's comments on Sunday contributing the
alleged plot against the AKP to Jews and other minorities.
In a speech to local lawmakers Sunday, Davotuglu said, "I announce it
from here: We have not and will not succumb to the Jewish lobby, the
Armenian lobby or the Turkish-Greek minority's lobbies," the Turkish
daily Hurriyet reported.
"I call out to the parallel lobby that sent them a message: We will
stand before you with dignity no matter where you are; you will be
despicable for the treason you have done to this nation," Hurriyet
quoted Davutoglu as saying.
Erdogan last month came under fire for his claim that allies of his
arch-foe, Gulen, are linked to Israel's Mossad.
He had charged that, "The sincere people backing this parallel
structure should see with whom this structure is cooperating
with...shame on them if they still cannot see that this structure is
cooperating with the Mossad."
"If this is not treason then what is it?"
On Sunday, a Turkish court ordered the arrest of 21 police officers as
part of the investigation into the illegal wiretapping of politicians,
civil servants and businessmen, according to the Dogan News Agency.
Raids began in several cities as prosecutors enforced the court order,
part of Erdogan's campaign against supporters of Gulen.
Last month, a Turkish court issued an arrest warrant against Gulen on
suspicion of heading up a criminal organization.
Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the US, denies any
involvement in plots against the government.
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Turkish-PM-Ruling-party-will-not-give-in-to-Jewish-lobby-390459
From: A. Papazian
JPOST.com Staff
Feb. 9, 2015
[Summary:Davutoglu says government will not succumb to the Jewish
lobby, the Armenian lobby or the lobby of the Turkish-Greek minority.]
Erdogan holds that Fethullah Gulen, a one-time ally of the Turkish
president who has become his chief rival is behind the plot to
overthrow him. Gulen now lives in self-imposed exile in the United
States.
Erdogan has long said that foreign governments are behind the
conspirators, which he blames for inventing a corruption scandal
against his government in 2013 and wiretapping members of his
government, leaking sensitive information to the press and on YouTube.
The Turkish president has consolidated power, after weakening the
country's army, which had long been a watchdog against the principles
of the state being compromised.
Two weeks ago, Erdogan said that the Mossad was connected to the
Gulenists, followed by Davutoglu's comments on Sunday contributing the
alleged plot against the AKP to Jews and other minorities.
In a speech to local lawmakers Sunday, Davotuglu said, "I announce it
from here: We have not and will not succumb to the Jewish lobby, the
Armenian lobby or the Turkish-Greek minority's lobbies," the Turkish
daily Hurriyet reported.
"I call out to the parallel lobby that sent them a message: We will
stand before you with dignity no matter where you are; you will be
despicable for the treason you have done to this nation," Hurriyet
quoted Davutoglu as saying.
Erdogan last month came under fire for his claim that allies of his
arch-foe, Gulen, are linked to Israel's Mossad.
He had charged that, "The sincere people backing this parallel
structure should see with whom this structure is cooperating
with...shame on them if they still cannot see that this structure is
cooperating with the Mossad."
"If this is not treason then what is it?"
On Sunday, a Turkish court ordered the arrest of 21 police officers as
part of the investigation into the illegal wiretapping of politicians,
civil servants and businessmen, according to the Dogan News Agency.
Raids began in several cities as prosecutors enforced the court order,
part of Erdogan's campaign against supporters of Gulen.
Last month, a Turkish court issued an arrest warrant against Gulen on
suspicion of heading up a criminal organization.
Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the US, denies any
involvement in plots against the government.
http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Turkish-PM-Ruling-party-will-not-give-in-to-Jewish-lobby-390459
From: A. Papazian