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Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Turkish investigations cast shadow over powerful army-run conglomerate | Reuters

Turkish investigations cast shadow over powerful army-run conglomerate

By Daren Butler

ISTANBUL | Tue May 8, 2012 5:20am EDT

(Reuters) - Born of a 1960 coup, Turkey's OYAK army pension fund has become a potent symbol of military economic power with interests from cement to car production. Now, as the generals' political influence dwindles with arrests and coup trials, OYAK is attracting unwanted attention.

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