According to at least one observer (Mustafa Akyol), under the Islamic Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, starting in 2007, "hundreds of secularist officers and their civilian allies" were jailed, and by 2012 the "old secularist guard" in positions of authority was replaced by members/supporters of the AKP party and the Islamic Gülen movement.
Menurut salah satu pengamat (Mustafa Akyol), di bawah partai yang berbasis Islam Partai Keadilan dan Pembangunan (AKP) pemerintah Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yang dimulai pada tahun 2007, "ratusan petugas sekuler dan sekutu sipil mereka" dipenjara, dan pada tahun 2012 "penjaga sekuler tua" dalam posisi otoritas digantikan oleh anggota/pendukung partai AKP dan Gerakan Gülen.