[Iran Press TV] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has presented a bill to the parliament, which would change the country’s constitution and expand President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him...
’s powers. The package would also bring structural changes to Turkey's security and judiciary. The Turkish legislature’s second- and third-biggest parties, the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), both oppose the intended constitutional reforms.
Anthony Hall, editor-in-chief of American Herald Tribune, believes this is yet another move to transform Turkey into a one-man rule, adding that the Turkish government is acting according to the "Israeli written playbook".
"This is an ongoing trajectory. Erdogan is emerging as a Sultan Erdogan. It is a dictatorship. Turkey is emerging as a dictatorship. We see a crackdown on universities, on judiciary, on public servants especially on the Kurds," the analyst told Press TV.
"It is becoming clear that the playbook here, the script seems to be the war on terror. Anybody who you do not like, any dissent, you just put this word of terror or terrorism on them," he added.
Hall further stated Erdogan definitely enjoys support among many Turks. However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
he argued, it remains to be seen whether the failed July 15 military coup attempt in Turkey was "authentic" or it was in fact engineered to give the pretext to Ankara do these actions.
This comes as Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said that Ankara continues "to work on changing the system to ensure instability is removed from Turkey's political history absolutely."
The Turkish prime minister further said that the bill would protect Turkey against any future coup attempt.
Turkey has been on high security alert following the failed coup attempt as well as a string of terrorist attacks that have hit the country over the past year.