Top general’s court battle for honour divides Turks 28 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Army, Ergenekon, military coup, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkish Armed Forces, İlker Başbuğ
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Reuters (UK) Wed Mar 28, 2012
By Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay, Istanbul
Raising a clenched fist to supporters and storming at one point from the courtroom, former military chief Ilker Basbug has cut a defiant figure defending the army’s prestige at his trial for terrorism. But the extraordinary scenes have stirred mixed emotions among Turks and raised questions about the way a sprawling coup plot investigation is being handled. (suite…)
Jailed Turkish general stays fit for court battle 27 février 2012
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Reuters (UK) Monday, February 27, 2012
By Can Sezer and Ece Toksabay, Istanbul
General Ilker Basbug, the former head of Turkey’s armed forces, said military discipline has helped him adapt to prison life, but he still cannot accept the idea that he stands accused of being the leader of a terrorist group. (suite…)
Turkey’s Military versus the Government: From Military Tutelage to Civilian Authoritarianism? 23 janvier 2012
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Taşgetiren, AKP, democracy, Mehmet Altan, military, Nuray Mert, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, İlker Başbuğ
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Qantara.de (Germany) 23.01.2012 Deutsch
Fatma Kayabal
Opinion in Turkey remains divided over whether the recent remand of a former chief of General Staff on charges of coup plotting represents a further blow against an older, less democratic order, or a move by the incumbent government to further consolidate its power. Fatma Kayabal investigates (suite…)
