March for Justice

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Dec. 27  reiterated Turkey's "determination" to realize the Kanal Istanbul project and slammed the main opposition Republican People's Party's (CHP) criticisms.

"They are trying to end the project before it begins, with some claims that have no scientific, logical or reasonable explanation," Erdoğan said.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Dec. 19 accused the government of "betraying" the metropolis Istanbul with the planned Canal Istanbul project. He also claimed that the project will not be actualized because there will be "a change of government in the next elections."

Turkish police on Nov. 15 detained 75 suspects for their suspected links to the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup, security sources said.

Turkish police on Oct. 31 detained 19 suspects for their suspected links to the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup attempt, security sources said.

The coup attempt on July 15, 2016 was "an open attack on our republic, democracy and historical gains," main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said.

Turkish prosecutors on July 9 issued arrest warrants for over 200 suspected soldiers in Istanbul and in western Izmir province for their alleged links to the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup.    

The number of people jailed over charges of having links to FETÖ, the group that orchestrated the failed coup attempt in 2016, is 29,487 as of July 5, according to data provided by the Justice Ministry.

Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 82 people with suspected links to the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup, a judicial source said on July 2.

Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 128 people with suspected links to the FETÖ, the group behind the 2016 defeated coup, a judicial source said on June 18.

Turkey's vice president on June 10 warned the international community against the deceptive victimization campaign by FETÖ, the group behind a defeated 2016 coup in Turkey.