Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct.14
By Orkhan Guluzade - Trend:
External forces interested in destabilizing the situation in Turkey before the re-run parliamentary election can stand behind the terrorist attack in Ankara, editor of the international department of the Turkish Haber7 newspaper Abdurrahman Koc said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
He said that the explosion in Ankara, which killed 97 people, was also in the interests of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey, which will try to use the incident to its advantage before the re-run parliamentary election.
Two explosions occurred in Turkey's capital Ankara on Oct.10 before the rally organized by trade unions and public organizations under the slogan "Work, peace and democracy" as a sign of protest against the violence due to the Turkish-Kurdish conflict in the country's south-east.
The death toll reached 97 people as a result of the explosions near the railway station in Ankara and the number of the injured has reached 246.
Following the explosion, Turkey's National Intelligence Organization warned of the possibility of repeated terrorist attacks in the country.
Another 20 suicide bombers prepare to carry out attacks in different cities of Turkey, according to the MIT.
According to preliminary information, the terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS) stands behind the attack.
The country held parliamentary election June 7, with participation of 20 political parties.
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) won the election, but lost the parliamentary majority and couldn't form a government alone for the first time since 2002. Turkish president instructed the AKP leader and acting Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to form the cabinet of ministers July 9. The prime minister held talks with leaders of the three parliamentary parties, but couldn't reach an agreement.
The final meeting between Davutoglu and the leader of the oppositional Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu was held Aug.13. However, they failed to agree on creating a coalition government.
Afterwards, Turkish prime minister said his country will repeatedly hold parliamentary election.
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