One unfortunate event in the country in the last two weeks was the dismissal of Hatay deputy Ş. Can Atalay. At the meeting of the Turkish Grand National Assembly on January 30, it appears that Atalay's deputyship was formally revoked with the reading of the allegedly finalized conviction decision in the general assembly. Apart from being unlawful and against the Constitution, this arbitrary action, which is politically unwise, will be elaborated upon in detail in the following article by our colleague A. Rıza Çoban. Let us say this much here: this unfortunate incident once again confirms the presence of a political body at the highest level of power in our country, which does not hesitate to sacrifice constitutional institutions such as the judiciary and the legislature, as well as the Constitution itself, to its political ambitions.Another unfortunate event we experienced in recent days is that our country was subjected to two separate terrorist attacks within a short period. First, on January 28, during Sunday mass at the Santa Maria Church in Sarıyer, Istanbul, unfortunately, one person lost their life in an ISIS attack carried out by Tajik and Russian militants. Then, on February 6, during another attack carried out by DHKP/C militants at the Çağlayan Courthouse in Istanbul, while both terrorists died, six others were injured. The fact that the country was subjected to two terrorist attacks within a week is certainly not a good sign for public safety.In this issue, Ömer Faruk Şen also identifies some of the reasons behind the tarnished corruption record revealed in Turkey's latest Corruption Perception Index published by Transparency International and provides suggestions for rectifying this situation. Enes Özkan evaluates the echoes and possible consequences of the recent developments at the Central Bank, including the removal of H. Gaye Erkan from the presidency and the appointment of Fatih Karahan.See you until the next issue of Freedom Observer.

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