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FM: GuLENISTS USE EVERY POSSIBLE WAY TO HARM TURKEY
Daily Sabah, Turkey
Jan 13 2015
ANADOLU AGENCY
ANKARA
Foreign Minister Mevlut CavuÅ~_oglu said on Monday that the "parallel
structure" makes every attempt possible to weaken Turkey.
Pennsylvania-based retired imam Fethullah Gulen leads the Gulen
Movement, which is accused of forming a criminal gang - referred to
as the "parallel structure" by the government - within key government
institutions including the judiciary and the police. The movement runs
a vast network of for-profit educational institutions in the U.S.,
Europe, Asia and elsewhere around the world.
The government has accused members of the Gulen Movement 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.
CavuÅ~_oglu slammed the movement and said it is working against Turkey
on the sensitive Armenian issue: "We have to defend the interests of
our country."
The 1915 Armenian 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, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was then prime minister,
offered his condolences to Armenians who died during the 1915 events.
The move was considered the beginning of a normalization process
between Turkey and Armenia.
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2015/01/13/fm-gulenists-use-every-possible-way-to-harm-turkey
Daily Sabah, Turkey
Jan 13 2015
ANADOLU AGENCY
ANKARA
Foreign Minister Mevlut CavuÅ~_oglu said on Monday that the "parallel
structure" makes every attempt possible to weaken Turkey.
Pennsylvania-based retired imam Fethullah Gulen leads the Gulen
Movement, which is accused of forming a criminal gang - referred to
as the "parallel structure" by the government - within key government
institutions including the judiciary and the police. The movement runs
a vast network of for-profit educational institutions in the U.S.,
Europe, Asia and elsewhere around the world.
The government has accused members of the Gulen Movement 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.
CavuÅ~_oglu slammed the movement and said it is working against Turkey
on the sensitive Armenian issue: "We have to defend the interests of
our country."
The 1915 Armenian 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, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was then prime minister,
offered his condolences to Armenians who died during the 1915 events.
The move was considered the beginning of a normalization process
between Turkey and Armenia.
http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2015/01/13/fm-gulenists-use-every-possible-way-to-harm-turkey