Turkish mobster claims AKP supporters secretly armed after putsch
July 14, 2021 Fugitive Turkish crime boss Sedat Peker has dropped a new bombshell in his tell-all vendetta against Ankara, claiming that weapons were secretly distributed to members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) after the failed coup attempt in July 2016. The allegations have stoked fears in some quarters about how far the country’s rulers might go to retain their grip on power amid growing signs that their popular support is sagging. In a series of tweets last week, Peker — a convicted gangster who enjoyed some favor with certain AKP members but was apparently cast ...
Source: al-monitor.com