Turkeys entire military command resigns !!

donga


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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 19:36

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/11534-turkey-s-entire-military-command-quits

mmmmmm



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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 20:52

Most members seem more interested in the RoC's problems..



Turkey: Military chiefs 'resign en masse'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14346325



Now the 64k USD Q is WHY ?!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:01

Friction between the government and military has been fuelled by an ongoing trial targeting dozens of senior military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the government.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:02

More importantly, what will the implications be?

elko2



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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:10

Top four out of five offered their resignations. Head of Genderma did not resign and he is likely to succeed the Chief of Staff.



About 10% of the top brass are under arrest for allegdely plotting to overthrow the government. The time came for some to get a promotion or retire. The government was not prepared to promote them and the army asked for a compromise i.e. not promote but delay retirement. The government did not accept this compromise.

ismet

newlad



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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:13

Erdogan will rule the world single handed,



Paul.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:27

That's a bit optimistic Paul.

Clarissa2


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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:31

Re : Msg 2,



Say goodbye to secularism in Turkey.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:37

The reason for the generals' resignations was not immediately clear, but tensions between the secularist military and the government of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan have run high in recent years.

 

However, CNN Turk also quoted the prime minister's office as saying the generals were not resigning but going into retirement. State-run Anatolian news agency reported Kosaner as resigning "as he saw it as necessary."

newlad



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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:38

Direct flights with Erdogan the captain of the first plane in,



Paul.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:50

The Supreme Military Council is due to hold a major meeting next week to discuss key appointments and President Abdullah Gul and Erdogan met Kosaner on Friday to discuss the matter.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
29/07/2011 21:51

The "Sledgehammer" case, arising from an alleged coup plan presented at an army seminar in 2003, is one of several setting Turkey's secularist establishment against Erdogan's ruling AK party, which critics suspect of having a secret Islamist agenda. The AK party denies this.