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Saturday, January 10, 2009

Turkish Politics in Action: More Ergenekon Arrests

"Thursday, January 8, 2009
More Ergenekon Arrests
Detentions of 10 military officers in conjunction with the Ergenekon investigation resulted in Gen. İlker Başbuğ, Chief of Turkey's General Staff, calling a meeting Wednesday that included the heads of each branch of Turkey's armed services. After the meeting, Başbuğ met with Prime Minister Erdoğan. The officers were arrested with 20 other individuals amidst doubt that the investigation into 'deep state' forces -- long hidden away from public scrutiny -- would go much further."

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