Thursday, June 18, 2009

Turkey and its army: Restive colonels and generals | The Economist

"Restive colonels and generals

Jun 18th 2009 | ISTANBUL
From The Economist print edition
New evidence of old anti-government conspiracies within the army

OLD habits die hard. No institution in Turkey lives up to that adage more than its meddlesome army, which is embroiled in yet another row with the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party. The latest mischief-making concerns an alleged plan that was hatched last April to overthrow AK and to incriminate Turkey’s largest and most influential Islamic brotherhood, led by a moderate preacher called Fetullah Gulen."

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