"Turkish army intervenes ever more openly in political life
By Justus Leicht and Sinan Ikinci
11 July 2007
The Turkish army is intervening ever more openly into political life as the country’s July 22 parliamentary election approaches.
The army leadership is resorting to increasingly overt measures in its campaign against the moderate Islamic AKP (Party for Justice and Development), led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It is encouraging chauvinist sentiments against the Kurdish minority and has appealed to the fascist elements involved in the Grey Wolves movement, which has links to the extreme right MHP (Party of Nationalist Movement)."
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