A letter to John Kerry from Turkey

I wonder what politicians in the U.S. or EU think about the revealed "activities" of the group affiliated with the Gülen Movement, which is also known as the "parallel structure" since the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25 judicial coup attempts. Do they follow the proceedings on and investigations into the issue, which have such rich content to inspire innumerable Hollywood movies and best-selling crime novels?

Do the representatives who issued their third letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry from the House of Representatives know anything about the cheating scandal in the 2010 Public Personnel Selection Exam (KPSS) or wiretapping of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan when he was prime minister? Do they know that thousands of people and official state telephones were illegally tapped? Or the innumerable threats, blackmails and criminal complaints?

Let's begin with the KPSS case and lend an ear to the statement of the prosecutor of the ongoing case. The KPSS is an annual exam that determines civil servant positions. And the "parallel structure" is allegedly implicated in a cheating scandal concerning the exam. The prosecutor's statement is as follows:

"In the history of the KPSS, although no one had ever previously answered all 120 questions correctly in the Educational Sciences part of the exam, in 2010, a total of 350 gave correct answers to all 120 questions on the exam. Out of 350 people, 70 of them are husband and wife, 23 are relatives and 52 have been living in more or less the same district, apartment, address, building complex or street. In the same exam, 423 people answered 119 out of 120 questions correctly, 3,227 people received 100 net points or above, 637 of whom are first-degree relatives while 446 are husband and wife. It was also found that 980 candidates have been living in the same address, apartment, building complex or street. It was found that some 2,260 candidates have phone contacts and 2,039 are registered in institutions or companies that have 10 or more employees. It was revealed that the 82 suspects taken into custody in the first phase and a total of 1,435 suspects have financial, social and economic ties with a certain body directly known by public." This "certain body" is the abovementioned "parallel structure."

There are many legal cases opened on this matter. But one of the leading ones alleges that two bugs were installed in two of Erdoğan's prime ministerial offices in 2011 by officers at the Prime Ministry Protection Department and the Police Directorate Intelligence Department who were affiliated with the "parallel structure." The indictment in the case has many serious proofs. The two suspects that fled abroad after the start of the investigation were returned to Turkey over the weekend by Romania. One should ask Kerry and the relevant representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives how they would feel when they finally understand that they cooperated with a criminal organization to protect this structure. How would they influence U.S.-Turkey relations?

In the Dec. 17 and Dec. 25 cases, they used their authority through illegal wiretappings and attempted a coup in the guise of corruption alleges in collaboration with the police department and members who had infiltrated judicial institutions. If the U.S. and Europe could not still understand the true color of this issue over the course of more than one year, this is a major Achilles heel in relations between the two countries. Since the "parallel structure" has lost its prestige and influence in Turkey, it continues to present the case as a violation of democracy in Washington and Brussels where it has a strong hand. However, they are the ones who tried to found an institutional dictatorship and a police state in Turkey, jailed numerous people and formed an order based on tyranny.

It would be enough to read a few objective news reports or speak with a state authority from Turkey to learn all the facts. It is required to support and encourage Turkey on this tough issue if we really attach importance to democracy and if we really are allies.