Binali Yıldırım

The Turkish government has completed the removal of military units from city centers, including Istanbul and the capital Ankara, as part of measures taken in the aftermath of the failed coup attempt of July 15. 
The relocation process has included key military divisions in the capital with their tanks, armored vehicles, and all their military equipment. 

Ankara's anger against U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass over his expression of concern regarding the appointment of trustees to 28 local municipalities due to alleged terror links continues to simmer, with Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu describing Bass' remarks as "provocative." 

Decree laws issued by the government based on its authority granted by the state of emergency cannot be taken to the Constitutional Court for annulment, a senior government official has said, in reply to a vow by Turkey's main opposition leader to apply to the high court to annul what he called undemocratic measures taken by the government in the aftermath of the July 15 failed coup attempt. 

Turkey is not just a state of the United States, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has said, amid a growing backlash against U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass after his statement on the appointment of trustees to 28 municipalities across the country on terror charges

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu have criticized an "unacceptable" statement by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara regarding the controversial appointment of trustees to a number of municipalities in Turkey's east on terrorism charges and the clashes that erupted in the aftermath.

The replacement of 28 mayors across Turkey on terror charges with trustees was a "long-overdue move," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 12, while Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım signaled the possibility of further dismissals in municipalities in the coming days.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sept. 12 defended the suspension of 28 mayors over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) or U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, saying it was a long-overdue move.  

The Turkish government appointed trustees to 28 municipalities on Sept. 11, replacing their elected mayors. The move was made by a decree law in the framework of the state of emergency declared in the wake of the bloody coup attempt of July 15.

Turkey will invest 2 billion Turkish Liras ($675 million) to rebuild the Sur district in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, which has been left in ruins by conflicts between the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Turkish security forces. 

Turkey is within its rights in defending itself by staging an incursion in Syria, according to NATO's secretary-general, who is staging a visit to Ankara.