Opposition leader warns Turkish PM

The leader of Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, has issued a remarkable warning to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, saying the prime minister seemed to be dragged into a trap in which his life might also be put in danger, Hürriyet Daily News reports.

“If some anonymous people are easily able to fly various and big flags and posters at a point which is very close to the platform where the prime minister is delivering his speech at an AKP [the ruling Justice and Development Party] outdoor meeting, then the situation is serious,” Bahçeli is quoted as saying.

The politician also warned that in this case “the possibility of setting a trap for Prime Minister Erdoğan is very high.”

“That’s to say, if the anonymous people carrying posters and hired flag carriers sneaked in right next to the prime minister by going beyond the security chamber, then red-blooded conspirators will also be able to do it easily as well,” Bahçeli is quoted as saying at a parliamentary group meeting of his party.