Al-Monitor posed a critical question as former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu departed: What will happen to pro-Davutoglu figures?

While the dust is settling, the rift is strong in two main areas — in the media and senior ranks of bureaucracy. On the one hand, dedicated groups close to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have increased their efforts to weed out any suspected Davutoglu supporters. On the other hand, pro-Davutoglu pundits, supported fervently by the anti-Erdogan camp, have started a campaign to tarnish the reputation of the inner circle of Erdogan and new Prime Minister Binali Yildirim.

As Yildirim formed the new government and replaced eight of the 22 ministers, Ankara's gossip mill turned to Hakan Fidan, who heads the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT). Almost every other day, a new opinion piece in Turkish media and dozens of tweets announce Fidan’s imminent departure, list the reasons why Fidan will be replaced or detail the colorful biographies of the most likely candidates who might replace him.

The rumors spiraled into elaborate plots in anti-AKP media outlets, which claim that Israel allegedly demanded Fidan's departure, or, alternatively, that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and the MIT are cooperating and that Hakan Fidan has kneeled down to Israel just like Erdogan.