Turkey is in the midst of an economic crisis and a burning pandemic.
Now President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has received further concerns.
In recent weeks, millions of Turks have watched a series of Youtube videos posted by Sedat Peker - a gang leader who was convicted in 2007 and is once again wanted by Turkish police.
In the clips, the accusations rain down on a number of top names near the president.
They apply to everything from rape and drug smuggling to unsolved deaths.
The main target has been Home Secretary Suleyman Soylu, reports the New York Times.
- Believe me, I will teach these tyrants that there is no more dangerous weapon than a man who is not afraid to die, Peker writes in a twitter post where he links to one of the high-profile clips.
Does not point out the president
Erdogan's political opponents have been quick to demand investigations into what is alleged in the clips.
They have also drawn parallels to political scandals in the 1990s that revealed deep ties between the Turkish government and criminal groups.
The designated interior minister denies the allegations.
This spring, he requested a house search of Sedat Peker's home, as part of the investigation into his criminal network.
Peker has been careful to avoid direct accusations against Erdogan.
But the content of the clips could still do great damage to the president.
After a sharp economic downturn and an increase in coronavirus cases, he has already started to back down in opinion polls, writes the New York Times.
Erdogan: "Will end the dirty stories"
Last week, Erdogan commented for the first time on Peker's proposal during a cabinet meeting:
"19 years ago when we came to power, one of the most important measures was to create peace everywhere in our country, where criminal groups, terrorist organizations and ideological struggles were widespread," he said.
In the same way, they will now "put an end to these dirty stories", Erdogan continues.