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Israeli concern at Turkish crackdown on secular forces | Caledonian Mercury - World

"Israeli concern at Turkish crackdown on secular forces

March 3, 2010 by Andrew McLeod

Israel is carefully watching a crackdown by the Turkish government on the country’s staunchly secular armed forces, with observers warning that Turkey no longer regards Iran as an enemy, and one newspaper suggesting a coup might be the way out of the crisis.

Turkish General Saldiray Berk, commander of the 3rd Army, on Tuesday became the first serving general to be arrested in connection with an alleged plot to destabilise the Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP) government."

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