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Bodyguards of Turkish president's daughter changed due to assassination threat

Türkiye Materials 24 February 2015 12:24 (UTC +04:00)
The bodyguards of the Turkish president's daughter Sumeyye Erdogan have been completely changed because of the assassination threat, the Turkish Sabah newspaper reported Feb. 24.
Bodyguards of Turkish president's daughter changed due to assassination threat

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 24

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

The bodyguards of the Turkish president's daughter Sumeyye Erdogan have been completely changed because of the assassination threat, the Turkish Sabah newspaper reported Feb. 24.

The bodyguards of other members of President Erdogan's family have also been changed.

Previously, Turkish Sabah newspaper reported citing the country's intelligence sources that there was an assassination attempt planned at the Turkish president's daughter Sumeyye Erdogan.

An assassination attempt was planned to be made before the parliamentary election, scheduled for June 7, according to reports. Earlier it was reported that Sumeyye Erdogan might take part in the parliamentary election.

The attempt on the president's daughter was planned to be made by the supporters of Gulen movement [Islamic public figure currently residing in the US], the newspaper said.

Back in 2014, Turkish media blew the whistle on the huge 2011 wiretapping scandal, involving representatives of both the ruling party and opposition circles of the country. At that time, the then prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Gulen of standing behind the wiretapping.

Erdogan stressed that the Gulen movement with its anti-state activities proved that it is not a religious movement, but a politicized and illegal structure. He also called on Fethullah Gulen not to intervene in Turkey's internal affairs and accused the US of supporting him.

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