Being in exile in the U.S., one of the most influential clerics in Turkey, Fethullah Gulen expressed concern about the anti-democratic steps of the ruling party Justice and Development (AKP) .
In the statement published in the Wall Street Journal Gulen criticized Erdogan's government policies after the scandal on December 17 and his attempts to withdraw from liability the members of the government, and to punish those who exposed corruption.
Next Gulen dealt a mortal blow to Erdogan, urging Turkish citizens in the upcoming elections to support the opposition People's Republic Party .
"When the time comes to members of the movement Jamaat (supporters of Gulen - Ed.), they will make the proper choice and support the People's Republic Party," he said.
Note that the number of supporters of Gulen in Turkey is up to 20 million people. -05D-
Politics
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blniken is currently hosting Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers at the Lotte New York Palace hotel, just a few blocks from the UN headquarters, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on the shelling of Azerbaijani positions in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) on September 26.
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Aygun Gumbatova, the wife of PFPA (Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan) member Aghyal Gumbatov, who was convicted on charges of causing harm to a citizen's health, reached out to the Turan agency with a statement about her family's distress.
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Today, the trial of paralyzed activist Famil Khalilov continued at the Baku Serious Crimes Court. During the session, he stated that he is a first-group disabled person but still has not been assigned a social worker for assistance. The judge noted that while the law does not require a social worker to be assigned to an inmate, he would appeal to the leadership of the pretrial detention facility "on humanitarian grounds."
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