Erdogan Holds Emergency Meeting Following Warning of Possible Coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held an emergency meeting with the heads of intelligence and the ministry of justice after his fellow party member, Nationalist Movement Party leader Devlet Bahceli, had warned of a possible coup d'état being prepared by law enforcement agencies, the Turkiye newspaper on Wednesday.

The dismissal of several police officers in Ankara's security directorate accused of links to criminal organization Ayhan Bora Kaplan has caused widespread concern. Their homes had been searched to seize digital materials. 

Bahceli has said the situation could be a conspiracy against the government, and the suspension of several police officers alone cannot be avoided. 

The official, while addressing a party meeting in parliament, has warned of a possible repeat of the 2016 coup attempt in Turkey.