They Wanted to Kill Erdoğan Right There in Parliament

An attempted murder was allegedly committed against Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reports Turkish news agency Cihan yesterday, citing official sources.

On March 23, Erdoğan delivered a speech during the ruling Justice and Development Party’s session in the parliament. In the meantime, his bodyguard and Turkish law enforcement bodies were taking extraordinary measures to ensure the prime minister’s security. The session hall was full of police officers and security guards. Some people, who had come to have meetings with Erdoğan, were not allowed even to enter the parliament building.

According to Cihan, the attempted murder against Erdoğan was planned to be committed right in the session hall of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly. No other details are reported.

Citing local governmental anonymous sources, Turkish daily Milliyet reports that from time to time the security service receives alarms in relation to possible attempted murders against Erdoğan.