2016's first National Security Council to address critical security issues
Turkey's National Security Council (MGK) will convene on Wednesday for 2016's first meeting chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with critical matters on the agenda including the national strategy for fighting against the PKK terrorist organization, recent developments throughout the region especially in Syria and the struggle with the parallel structure, as the political efforts of the Gülen Movement are described.
The MGK meeting normally convenes every two months and was expected to be held in February, however they gathered on Wednesday only a month after a meeting held in December 2015. With efforts increasing in the fight against the PKK terrorist organization to eliminate its terrorism, the previously-agreed action plan for fighting the PKK is expected to be reviewed during the meeting. The plan was prepared by the Turkish Under Secretariat of Public Order and Security (KDGM), and includes several different topics such as military operations, education, health service, construction plans, social aids and investment to rectify the damage of the PKK on civil society living in the southeastern provinces of Turkey. Deputy prime minister and government spokesperson, Numan Kurtulmuş, recently introduced five topics regarding the fight against terrorist organizations and indicated that the details of this five-topic plan will be explained in forthcoming days.
International collaboration on issues related to Syria, including the attacks by Russia and the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad on the Turkmen population living in Syria, as well as Turkey's Syrian border which recently fell under the control of PKK-affiliate Democratic Union Party (PYD) forces, are predicted to be addressed during the meeting. New developments in Turkey's southeast and increasing security issues along the border are also expected to be discussed.
National and international matters will also be on the agenda, which include the struggle against the Gülen Movement, which has been accused of infiltrating key state institutions in an apparent attempt to topple the government. International and national strategies to deter the illegal activities of Gülenists are expected to be a major topic.
The movement, led by Fethullah Gülen who lives in self-imposed exile in the U.S. is accused of wiretapping thousands of people including government officials and encrypted phones. It has been accused of infiltrating state institutions in Turkey and trying to overthrow the government. Referred to as the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ), the movement is seen as a threat against Turkey's national security. Government officials have continuously expressed their determination to continue to lawfully fight the Gülen Movement, whose followers are accused of infiltrating state institutions to gain control of state mechanisms and illegal wiretapping, forgery of official documents and espionage.
The MGK meeting normally convenes every two months and was expected to be held in February, however they gathered on Wednesday only a month after a meeting held in December 2015. With efforts increasing in the fight against the PKK terrorist organization to eliminate its terrorism, the previously-agreed action plan for fighting the PKK is expected to be reviewed during the meeting. The plan was prepared by the Turkish Under Secretariat of Public Order and Security (KDGM), and includes several different topics such as military operations, education, health service, construction plans, social aids and investment to rectify the damage of the PKK on civil society living in the southeastern provinces of Turkey. Deputy prime minister and government spokesperson, Numan Kurtulmuş, recently introduced five topics regarding the fight against terrorist organizations and indicated that the details of this five-topic plan will be explained in forthcoming days.
International collaboration on issues related to Syria, including the attacks by Russia and the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad on the Turkmen population living in Syria, as well as Turkey's Syrian border which recently fell under the control of PKK-affiliate Democratic Union Party (PYD) forces, are predicted to be addressed during the meeting. New developments in Turkey's southeast and increasing security issues along the border are also expected to be discussed.
National and international matters will also be on the agenda, which include the struggle against the Gülen Movement, which has been accused of infiltrating key state institutions in an apparent attempt to topple the government. International and national strategies to deter the illegal activities of Gülenists are expected to be a major topic.
The movement, led by Fethullah Gülen who lives in self-imposed exile in the U.S. is accused of wiretapping thousands of people including government officials and encrypted phones. It has been accused of infiltrating state institutions in Turkey and trying to overthrow the government. Referred to as the Gülenist Terror Organization (FETÖ), the movement is seen as a threat against Turkey's national security. Government officials have continuously expressed their determination to continue to lawfully fight the Gülen Movement, whose followers are accused of infiltrating state institutions to gain control of state mechanisms and illegal wiretapping, forgery of official documents and espionage.
Last Update: January 26, 2016 22:08