ANKARA
A Turkish opposition MP has filed a criminal complaint against two high-profile members of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.
Atilla Kart, a member of parliament for Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, together with members of the Ankara Chamber of Architects, filed the complaint on Tuesday with Ankara's Chief Public Prosecutor's office.
The move is linked to claims made by Deputy PM Bulent Arinc against the capital’s mayor in a political spat which has made headlines in Turkey.
Arinc and Melih Gokcek – the AK Party mayor of Ankara – are also facing censure from Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
On Monday, Gokcek called upon Arinc to resign in a post on his Twitter account. He wrote: "Arinc could no more serve as the government spokesman or represent the party."
In response, Arinc called the mayor's remarks an impudent insult personally directed at him in retaliation for objecting to Gokcek's candidacy during Turkey's March 2014 local elections.
Arinc also said he has more things to reveal about Gokcek, but that he would tell all after the upcoming Turkish general election in June.
Today’s criminal complaint is thought to be an attempt to extract more details about the claims made between the two men.
