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The Ankara Chief Prosecutor's Office on April 13 demanded 15 years in jail for the former prosecutor of a controversial National Intelligence Agency (MİT) trucks case on charges of "membership to a terrorist organization," state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

A suspect in the case into the killing of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalistHrant Dink has said he wants to become a confessor in a case into the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization/Parallel State Structure (FETÖ/PDY), widely believed to have masterminded the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt. 

The July 2016 coup attempt occurred "within the knowledge" of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has claimed, describing the failed putsch as a "controlled coup."

Germany will not permit President Recep Erdogan to hold a campaign meeting for the referendum on amendments to the constitution, reported Turkish media, cited by BGNES.

According to Sabah newspaper, a political campaign has started there in order to block Erdogan's intention to transfer tension from Turkey to the country.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ has said he will discuss the extradition of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, who is accused of masterminding the July 2016 failed coup attempt, with his U.S. counterpart Jeff Sessions.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has slammed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, saying they used a polarizing and divisive language by accusing naysayers of the upcoming referendum of siding with terrorists. 

The mayor of Ankara has called for an investigation of "the presence of a seismic ship" in the Aegean Sea in order to determine whether it has anything to do with the earthquake registered there at the same time.

An Ankara court on Feb. 6 held the first hearing in the city's first case against suspects in the July 15, 2016 coup attempt trial. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has likened last year's bloody coup attempt to the forced closure of the Ottoman Parliament (Meclis-i Mebusan) by occupying forces in the aftermath of World War I. 

The Parliament in Ankara is discussing on Tuesday the proposal for an extension of the state of emergency in Turkey by another 3 months, reported BGNES.

If the proposal is approved, the state of emergency will enter into force on January 19.

The state of emergency was declared in Turkey on July 21, 2016 after the failed coup attempt. Its extension was approved on October 19.