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FT.com / World - Turkish government hits out at military

"Turkish government hits out at military

By Vincent Boland in Ankara

Published: April 28 2007 17:28 | Last updated: April 28 2007 17:28

Turkey’s government on Saturday slammed the country’s powerful military in a furious dispute over secularism and the appointment of a new president.

Senior ministers held an unplanned meeting hours after an unusually tough statement by the Turkish general staff that has thrown the constitutional process of choosing a new president into disarray."

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