Turkey's Opposition Says Erdogan May Be Creating Loyal Security Force

Turkish auxiliary police officers in Ankara in April.

Photographer: Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images

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Turkey’s government plans to give new powers to a 28,000-strong auxiliary police force, raising concerns that it’s being groomed to show allegiance to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and not the state.