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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Turkey's High-Stakes Power Struggle

"Turkey's High-Stakes Power Struggle
By Soner Cagaptay
Daily Beast | Newsweek, July 29, 2011

Turkey's military has staged coups before, but never one like this week's: by resigning, they created a power gap that destabilizes the government -- and shows how much the country needs them.

The Turkish military has carried out many coups, some by force and others by decree. But never before has the military done what it did on Friday, staging an 'inverted coup' not by stepping into politics but by stepping out of its job, through a strike-style walkout by its top leadership. "

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