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MINISTER: PARALLEL STRUCTURE TRIES TO WEAKEN TURKEY
Turkish Press
Jan 13 2015
Turkey's FM Cavusoglu slams parallel structure, says movement is
working against Turkey even on Armenia issue
ANKARA (AA) - The parallel structure makes every attempt possible to
weaken Turkey, the country's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusuoglu said
on Monday.
Pennsylvania-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen's so-called
Hizmet movement is accused of forming a criminal gang -- popularly
referred to as the parallel state -- within Turkey's key institutions,
including the judiciary and the police.
The movement runs a vast network of for-profit educational institutions
in the U.S. and across the world.
The Turkish government accuses Gulen supporters of lobbying
unspecified foreign elements to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's
administration and of being behind online leaks, phone hacking and
spying on high-ranking officials.
Cavusoglu slammed the parallel structure and said the movement is
working against Turkey even on the Armenian issue. "We have to defend
the interests of our country," he said.
The 1915 incidents took place during World War I when a portion of
the Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire sided with the
invading Russians and revolted against the empire. The uprisings
came about after a decision by the empire to relocate Armenians in
eastern Anatolia.
The Armenian diaspora and the state of Armenia have both described
the incidents as "genocide" and have asked for compensation.
In April 2014, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was then
the prime minister, had offered his condolences to Armenians, who died
during the 1915 incidents. The move was considered the beginning of
a normalization process between Turkey and Armenia.
http://www.turkishpress.com/news/418062/
Turkish Press
Jan 13 2015
Turkey's FM Cavusoglu slams parallel structure, says movement is
working against Turkey even on Armenia issue
ANKARA (AA) - The parallel structure makes every attempt possible to
weaken Turkey, the country's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusuoglu said
on Monday.
Pennsylvania-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen's so-called
Hizmet movement is accused of forming a criminal gang -- popularly
referred to as the parallel state -- within Turkey's key institutions,
including the judiciary and the police.
The movement runs a vast network of for-profit educational institutions
in the U.S. and across the world.
The Turkish government accuses Gulen supporters of lobbying
unspecified foreign elements to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's
administration and of being behind online leaks, phone hacking and
spying on high-ranking officials.
Cavusoglu slammed the parallel structure and said the movement is
working against Turkey even on the Armenian issue. "We have to defend
the interests of our country," he said.
The 1915 incidents took place during World War I when a portion of
the Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire sided with the
invading Russians and revolted against the empire. The uprisings
came about after a decision by the empire to relocate Armenians in
eastern Anatolia.
The Armenian diaspora and the state of Armenia have both described
the incidents as "genocide" and have asked for compensation.
In April 2014, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was then
the prime minister, had offered his condolences to Armenians, who died
during the 1915 incidents. The move was considered the beginning of
a normalization process between Turkey and Armenia.
http://www.turkishpress.com/news/418062/