Hakan Fidan tension in the AKP! Allegations of a new internal struggle in the shadow of the KAAN crisis
Recent developments within the AKP have brought to the agenda that Hakan Fidan is experiencing serious tension with certain groups within the party over discussions regarding the KAAN jets.
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AKP-affiliated writer Abdurrahman Dilipak evaluated the tremors within the party ranks and the new balances revealed by the KAAN project during a television program. According to Dilipak's claim, there is a significant crisis between Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the opposing wing within the AKP.
In particular, the pause in the engine procurement process for the KAAN fighter jet project has further fueled discussions within the party.
According to Dilipak, Hakan Fidan's statement shortly after the meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump at the White House, regarding the suspension of engine purchases for the KAAN project, sparked reactions from different groups within the party.
Evaluating the process, Dilipak used the phrase, "The public is not being told the truth," and suggested that a power struggle is taking place within the AKP between Hakan Fidan and opposition groups. It is being discussed that these developments have made the already fragile balances within the party even more uncertain.
According to assessments voiced in AKP lobbies, it is claimed that there are three separate groups within the party and that the other two groups could act together against Hakan Fidan. Dilipak drew attention to the depth of the crisis with the words, "There is a covert internal reckoning. The other two groups may act together against Hakan Fidan."
How this debate within the AKP will reflect on party policies and decision-making mechanisms in the coming days continues to be a subject of curiosity.