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Turkey marks the 92nd anniversary of the declaration of the republic on Oct. 29 by its founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in deep political strain ahead of the crucial general election on Nov. 1, which could determine not only the next government but also the country's entire near future.

For the last couple of days, Turkey has seen the worst of what a democratic parliamentary system turns into when those in power bend laws as they please in the absence of any kind of checks and balances.

Video shows Gülen-linked TV channels Bugün TV and Kanaltürk TV cut to black amid raid by Turkish police

The United States continues to have concerns over the right to free media and free speech in Turkey, State Department Spokesperson John Kirby has said in his answer to a question on the seizure of Koza ?pek, a corporation with links to the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) ally-turned-nemesis Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. 

Something very serious has been happening in Turkey, prompting many of us to question whether our property rights are still under protection. This "simple" question has dramatic ramifications with regard to the country's economic future, as well as its democracy. 

An Ankara court approved a demand by the prosecutor's office on Oct. 27 to seize administration of the Koza-?pek business group, upon suspicion that it is "financing terrorism," as part of an investigation ongoing since Sept. 1. The court decision came despite an inspection report saying no irregularities were found in the company records.

The Turkish government has hired an international law firm to investigate the worldwide activities of the government's friend-turned-foe U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen's Hizmet (Service) Movement. 

It has been decided a trustee panel will be appointed to replace the current board of directors of Koza ?pek, a corporation linked to the government's ally-turned-nemesis, U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, upon the request of the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Oct. 26.

An indictment against 122 suspects, including U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen as one of the prime suspects, has been prepared in an investigation into the alleged creation of a fake terrorist group called Selam Tevhid, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Oct 26.

An arrest warrant in absentia and a red notice has been issued in Turkey for the U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, while a local court has accepted an indictment against 69 suspects, including Gülen, for links to the alleged ?Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ)/Parallel State Structure (PDY).?