I would encourage everyone to read this article about the upcoming Turkish elections and what Prime Minister Erdogan is doing in advance.

Erdogan is a massive ideologue who will literally do anything to hold on to power. He is also President Obama’s BFF in the G-20.

TURKEY […] Aytaç, a former official in Police Academy, was detained late Friday over allegations that he might had information about the bugging of the top secret meeting in which high-level officials were discussing options regarding Syria. Later in Saturday morning, Aytaç was later released from custody.

In the leaked audio, the voices of purportedly Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu, National Intelligence Organization (MİT) head Hakan Fidan and Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler are heard when discussing whether or not Turkey should conduct a military incursion into Syria ahead of Sunday’s local elections.

Today’s Zaman could not independently verify the authenticity of the audio nor could it determine when and how it was recorded. But news sources said the conversation was recorded at Davutoğlu’s office at the Foreign Ministry on March 13.

The state-run Anadolu news agency reported that the journalist’s comments over the audio recording which has rocked Turkey’s political landscape, on a TV program has gave the impression that he might have had information about who was the responsible for the leak.

However, the way the journalist was detained led to questions over the motive behind the detention. Pro-government journalist Cem Küçük has claimed that the lists of “suspects”, including well-known journalists, were already ready and mass arrests would be carried out. Regarding government’s critics and opponents, he said everybody will reap what they sowed. (read more)