(Turkish PM Erdogan addresses supporters on March 23, photo via Radio Free Europe)

December 17

• 52, including sons of Turkish ministers, detained in fraud and bribery probe

December 18

• Turkish police capture 4.5 million dollars in the house of Halkbank manager

December 19

• Istanbul police chief removed over graft inquiry
• New details are revealedabout Turkey’s ongoing graft probe

December 21

• For first time, Gulen curses purge of police officials in an emotional speech
• New law: Police chiefs have to inform superiors, and governors before investigations
• Erdogan implies to expel the U.S. ambassador

December 22

• A total of 113 police chiefs sacked by AK Party government

December 24

• PM’s adviser accuses Gülen movement of plotting against the Turkish nation

December 25

• Three Turkish ministers resign amid graft scandal
• PM Erdoğan announces 10 new names in major cabinet reshuffle

December 27

• Turkish Armed Forces says it does not want to be involved in political debates
• Three MPs announce resignation from the ruling AKP party
• Justice Minister stopped the policefrom carrying out prosecutor’s order

December 28

• PM Erdogan slams resigning AKP deputies in support rally.

December 30

• Turkish government vows to take actions against judges and prosecutors’ board

December 31

• One more deputy from ruling AKP announce resignation

 January 1

• PM Erdogan labels graft probe an “assassination attempt”

 January 2

• Government plans to change Turkey’s justice system

January 5

• Turkish PM Erdogan sayshe would favors retrial of coup cases

January 7

• Turkey removes 350 more police from posts after graft probe.

January 12

• Turkish government move on judiciary stirs fight in parliament

January 15

• PM Erdogan tasks Turkish ambassadors with fighting against “treacherous plot”

January 16

• Turkish prosecutors removed as judicial purge intensifies

January 17

• Turkey seizes assets of opposition party’s mayoral candidate

January 22

• Turkish judicial purge brings corruption investigation to halt

January 27

• U.S. based Turkish scholar Gulen says he is used as a scapegoat in graft scandal.

January 30

• Turkey removes around 800 more police officers

February 4

• 23 police removed at security department of Turkish Prime Ministry

February 7

• Turkey deports journalist Mahir Zeynalov for criticizing government on Twitter

February 8

• Turkish police fire tear gas to break up protests

February 11

• More judges and prosecutors were reshuffled in a fresh purge

February 12

• Two prominent Turkish businessmentestify as part of ‪#graft probes

February 14

• PM’s son Bilal testified in graft probe

February 18 

• Turkey’s Gul approves law tightening internet controls

February 21

• Turkish government refutes “purges,” call mass replacements routine

February 24

• Reports of widespread wiretapping make waves in Ankara

February 26

• President Gul approves controversial bill tightening grip on judiciary

February 27

• Montage wars over leaked voice recordings incriminating PM and son of corruption

February 28

• New voice recordings emerge of PM, his family, and close businessmen
• Turkish PM Erdogan calls protesters “atheists, leftists, and terrorists”

March 2

• ‪ Turkish PM calls on Gulen to stop interfering with the country

March 3

• Ruling AKP party sees any vote higher than 38.8% at local polls as ‘success’

March 5

• PM Erdogan rallies popular support in power struggle

March 6 

• PM Erdogan admits meddling in judiciary

March 7

• Turkish court orders release of jailed former army chief

March 9

• Turkish PM’s account of President Obama’s Gulen response “not accurate”

March 10

• Turkish “coup” convicts freed amid political turmoil

March 11

• 15-year-old Gezi victim Berkin Elvandies after 269 days in coma ‪
• Islamic scholar Gulen says Turkish PM Erdogan risking decade of reforms

March 12

• Funeral of Turkish boy Berkin Elvan brings thousands to Istanbul streets

March 14

• Two million marched, 417 arrested during Berkin Elvan protests over two days.

 March 20

• Twitter website blocked in Turkey

 March 21

• Furious reaction, and political split after Turkey bans Twitter

 March 22

• Turkey says Twitter is biased

 March 23

Turkey becomes first country ever to ban Google DNS

 March 26

• Twitter says challenging Turkish ban through local courts

 March 27

• Turkey calls Syria security leak “villainous”
• The Turkish government has blocked access to YouTube

 March 28

• Turkey’s Erdogan cancels election rallies to rest his voice

 March 30

• Voting begins in Turkey’s local elections
• Region watches Turkish elections to gauge Erdogan’s future

March 31

• PM Erdogan declares local poll victoryamid fraud claims