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Sunday, November 26, 2006

Opinion: Turkey's Coming Coup - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com

"The Coming Coup d'Etat?
Once again, the generals are muttering angrily about how the government is undermining the secular state—and Turkey.

Newsweek International

Dec. 4, 2006 issue - Turkey is a haunted land. too often in its history, the past has been prologue. It may be so again. Almost 10 years ago, the Turkish military ousted a popularly elected Islamist prime minister. The circumstances that produced that coup are re-emerging today. Once again, an Islamist is in power. Once again, the generals are muttering angrily about how his government is undermining the secular state—the foundation of modern Turkey. As I rate it, the chances of a military coup in Turkey occurring in 2007 are roughly 50-50."

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