Erdogan vows to fight ‘parallel state’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the government and all its security institutions are following “the parallel state” within state institutions.

During a meeting with state officials on Tuesday, Erdogan said the Turkish government will not hesitate to continue cleansing state institutions from members of the parallel state and limiting their activities, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported.

“We rapidly need to rid the bureaucracy of every single member of this structure, which poses a great threat to our state. I want you [district governors] to carry out careful work against the parallel state. You have my support. You can call my private secretary any time and give any information you have. Because, I am personally pursuing this fight,” Erdoğan said.

Ankara has been waging arrest campaigns against members of the “parallel state” led by Fethullah Gulen who lives in the United States.