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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chris_ on August 01, 2011, 06:27:19 PM
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Turkey's entire military command quits over row with government
Gen Isik Kosaner, the head of the Turkish armed forces, quit his post along with the heads of the ground, naval and air forces in protest over government pressure to sack scores of serving officers they wished to promote.
Gen Kosaner resigned because he "deemed it necessary," according to a report on NTV. Mr Erdogan had signalled he would block promotions for officers he believed were part of a conspiracy to destabilise Turkey and undermine his government.
The authorities are holding 42 senior officers as part of the investigation into the alleged plot to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party.
Senior officers in the army had been trying to get the imprisoned officers promoted despite their incarceration, but the government has insisted that they be forced to retire.
More than 400 people, including high profile academics, journalists, politicians and soldiers, are separately on trial for participation in another project – known as the Ergenekon Plot – to bring down the government.
UK Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/turkey/8671459/Turkeys-entire-military-command-quits-over-row-with-government.html)
This can't be good news.
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How the hell did we miss this going on???? :popcorn:
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How the hell did we miss this going on???? :popcorn:
Obamapalooza was on the TV instead.
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This seems like fairly significant news.
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Turkey is extremely important to us strategically, but it gets less US press coverage and State Department attention than dwarf planets in the Oort Cloud.
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Turkey is extremely important to us strategically, but it gets less US press coverage and State Department attention than dwarf planets in the Oort Cloud.
A mistake which will no doubt cost dearly in the near future.
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This can't be good.
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Massive power vacuums like this never end well. Keep a weather eye on this one.