MHP leader urges to declare state of emergency in Turkey
The leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, advocates the declaration of the state of emergency in the country, Turkish Sabah newspaper reported on March 15.
Bahceli also called on the government to completely annihilate the PKK terrorist organization.
Currently, the PKK terrorist organization is the biggest threat for Turkey’s security, said the opposition leader.
Earlier, Devlet Bahceli and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu held a meeting, during which the parties discussed the situation in the country.
A car bomb exploded in Ankara on March 13, near a crowded bus stop. The explosion killed as many as 37 people, 125 more got injured.
The Turkish Sozcu newspaper released the name of the female suicide bomber March 14, which may be involved in the explosion in Ankara.
The suicide bomber probably was Seher Chagla Demir, a member of the PKK terrorist organization, according to the newspaper.
The Turkish authorities have not officially confirmed this information so far.
Preliminary reports said the two suicide bombers, one male and one female triggered the explosive device, while in the car.
The majority of the victims of the terrorist attack in Ankara are Turkish citizens, according to the preliminary data.
Turkey’s General Directorate of Security made an announcement March 14 that the police are looking for other 20 car bombs in the country.
The PKK terrorist organization intends to realize a series of terrorist attacks March 20 in major cities of Turkey, according to the country’s law enforcement bodies.
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