Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Fraught YAŞ summit heightens government-military tensions in Turkey

"Fraught YAŞ summit heightens government-military tensions in Turkey

Overshadowed by coup allegations and arrest warrants for military personnel, the still-unfolding drama of this year’s Supreme Military Council, or YAŞ, may pose one of the biggest crises ever faced by the Turkish army. “There is a power struggle between the government and the army. The difference in this year’s YAŞ stems from the government’s interference in promotions among military ranks,” security analyst Nihat Ali Özcan told the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review on Wednesday."

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