The purge continues in Turkey as we are now receiving reports that 2 Constitutional Court judges have been arrested in Turkey, and all military judges have now been suspended. The report indicated that Over 100 members of Turkey’s Constitutional Court, including prosecutors and other judiciary members were arrested this past Wednesday with two Constitutional Court judges, Alparslan Altan and Erdal Tercan among them. The same day, the Turkish Defense Ministry also suspended at least 262 military judges and prosecutors.
Also, it appears that Erdogan has declared a 3-month state of emergency which will help swiftly tackle the Gulen movement. According to the report, The state of emergency was needed “to remove this threat as soon as possible,” Erdogan said. The Turkish president was quick to respond to critics and added that Europeans have no right to criticize Ankara’s decision.
