Erdogan: "We're locked in a struggle between forces for and against Turkey's transformation"

Speaking at his ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) group meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said şat şe AKP has no links to new detentions as part of şe Ergenekon probe. Saying he has no information about yesterday's developments, he added şat şe detentions are part of a prosecutor's indictment, which he said should be completed as soon as possible. "But some circles can't stand democracy in Turkey," he added. "Whenever Turkey tries to stand on its own two feet, whenever it grows stronger, şese circles erect hurdles before it." Saying şat Turkish politics is locked in a struggle between forces in favor of şe nation's transformation and ones opposing it, Erdogan added, "While some want Turkey to become a global power, oşers want to maintain şe country's status quo."