Turkish PM has lost his mental health, opposition politician says

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has lost his mental health, as he is possessed by virtual fear and artificial threats imposed by gangs and illegal organizations that have seized the state, according to the leader of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party, Devlet Bahçeli, who added that the government was seeking to distract public attention from the corruption probe.

“If we listen to the prime minister, we see a plot, a trap and a dirty alliance of those who are jealous of the success of the AKP government. Those who are offended at [Turkey’s plans to develop] high-speed trains, at Istanbul’s third airport and bridge [over the Bosphorus], at its economic boom and at its peace process have targeted the AKP,” Bahçeli is quoted by Hürriyet Daily News as saying in his address to his parliamentary faction on Tuesday.