'Waves of detentions would drown the country,' Turkish prime minister says

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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has commented on the recent waves of detentions as part of the ongoing probe into the Feb. 28 process, saying the government was uncomfortable with the drawn-out investigation.

Erdoğan was speaking to reporters at Ankara's Esenboğa Airport upon his return from Italy, answering questions about yesterday's recent detentions in the Feb. 28 probe.

The prime minister said the detentions were "upsetting the public peace. We are also seriously bothered by this. One should take the necessary steps, carry out the procedure and be done with it. But as these waves are coming one after another, I must say, this country would drown in these waves. The investigation should not be dragged on this much."

When asked if he would get involved in the case into Feb. 28 process, of which he was a victim, Erdoğan said he had not yet made a decision regarding the matter and would decide after trials began.