"Turkish admiral says military will never bow to EU
ANKARA, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Turkey's top naval officer said on Friday the armed forces would never make concessions for the sake of the European Union, joining a growing chorus of protests against EU calls for full civilian control of the military.
Turkey's military, which drove a government from power as recently as 1997, views itself as the ultimate guardian of the secular order and resents EU demands that it stop speaking out on what it sees as matters of vital national interest."
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