"Turkey’s Secret Power Brokers
The Islamists aren't getting rid of Turkey's shady Deep State, but replacing it with one of their own.
By Soner Cagaptay | NEWSWEEK
Published Mar 21, 2009
From the magazine issue dated Mar 30, 2009
Conspiracy theories have been popular in the former Ottoman Empire ever since the 19th century, when Turkey became a pawn in Great Power games. But even by that standard, the current stories swirling around Istanbul and Ankara take the cake. Tales of a sinister "Deep State" (Derin Devlet) have surfaced in a recent court case alleging that underneath Turkey's modern democracy lies a powerful but invisible security and bureaucratic establishment that is plotting to undermine the elected government."
More:The Shadowy Turkish Deep State | Newsweek International Edition | Newsweek.com
