Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Turkey Versus Turkey - WSJ.com

"Turkey Versus Turkey
By SONER CAGAPTAY
FROM TODAY'S WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE
July 8, 2008

The jailing of two retired Turkish generals over the weekend has heightened tensions between the government in Ankara and its critics. The generals are among 21 people whom police have detained over the past week, including a senior industrialist and a prominent journalist, on suspicion of plotting a coup against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. Interestingly, the interrogations occurred as the chief prosecutor appeared before the constitutional court to make his case that the AKP be shut down for violating the state's official secularism."

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