"Trials turn spotlight on Turkish military
By Jonathan Gorvett in Ankara
Sunday 23 January 2005, 16:13 Makka Time, 13:13 GMT
The conduct of Turkey's military brass has come under the spotlight as one senior military figure goes on trial for corruption and another is allegedly implicated in a real estate scheme.
Consequently, the future of NATO's second largest army - once Turkey's most trusted and most powerful institution - is now being questioned.
The current trial is also being seen by many as the latest stage in a long process of change within the country. In this, the army has been increasingly stepping back from the controlling role it once played."
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