“Turkey will continue to fight against the Gulen movement,” Erdogan added.
On Jan. 28, the Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication Lutfi Elvan said all the applicants for employment in government agencies will be thoroughly checked to prevent a possible infiltration of Gulen’s supporters to Turkey’s state bodies.
In February 2014 Turkey was hit by a huge wiretapping scandal, which involved about 7,000 people associated with the representatives of both the ruling and opposition parties, including family members of the prime minister. At that time Erdogan accused Gulen of standing behind the wiretapping of the phone conversations.
Erdogan stressed that the Gulen movement with its anti-state activities proved that it is not a religious movement, but a politicized and illegal structure.
He also called on Fethullah Gulen not to intervene in Turkey’s internal affairs and accused the US of supporting him.
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