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The doyen of Turkish cartoonists, Turhan Selçuk passes away…
TURHAN Selçuk passes away March 11, 2010 in Istanbul from caricaturque by kozyurt The doyen of Turkish cartoonists, Turhan Selçuk dies in Istanbul early this morning March 11, 2010... Read more
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Open Democracy on Ergenekon….
Turkey and Ergenekon: from farce to tragedy , - by openDemocracy Author: Bill Park Summary: An epic military, political, and security scandal continues to absorb Turkey. The affair’s latest bizarre sub-plots make the tensions... Read more
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Another major step: General Staff acknowledges authenticity of Çiçek’s coup plot
Military finally stops turning blind eye, deaf ear to coup plans Today’s Zaman Ergenekon is a clandestine criminal organization accused of working to overthrow the government. According to Reşat Petek, a... Read more
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Is Democracy possible in a country where journalists write op-eds in NYT to support the army?
Take the case of Aslı Aydıntaşbaş of Milliyet who had written an op-ed in NYT in defending Turkish military. She represents a more moderate secular breed of journalists who... Read more
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28 February Coup heritage is dead, plotters are in jail but not all
As a symbolic act, Çetin Doğan, one of the military leaders of 28 February coup was jailed just before the anniversary of the event. All civilian political leaders that... Read more
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Temporary peace at the top of the State
Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (C), Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug (R) meet at the Presidential Palace in Ankara February 25, 2010. Turkey’s... Read more
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A roundup of aftermath of biggest raid against Ergenekon
Power shift from BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkish army coming under increasing pressure Largest Ergenekon probe touches all untouchables Today’s Zaman İbrahim Fırtına, who was interrogated earlier in January by... Read more
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“Ergenekon sees biggest raid today!
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Latest in Intelligence wars: alleged Gen. Başbuğ’s tape leaked
Nothing really secret about what he said, but it is the fact that a secret meeting of generals can easily be wiretapped by some… Content of what he said... Read more
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“The ‘judicialization’ of politics
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HSYK coup today.
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors of Turkey (HSYK) had just ripped of a key special Prosecutor’s judicial authority who decreed the arrest of a Prosecutor related to... Read more
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The Economist on the Turkish army…
The Turkish army Economist Scores of officers, including retired generals, have been interrogated or arrested in connection with the so-called Ergenekon case, named after an alleged Interview with Ali BALCI on... Read more
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GATA incident, EMASYA annulled, one more military official arrested- roundup on Turkish politicis
Ergenekon Col. Dönmez purged from TSK, sentenced to four years imprisonment Today’s Zaman Dönmez who has been considered as a key suspect in the ongoing Ergenekon investigation which aims to... Read more
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An interview with Ferhat Kentel: Postmodernity and the Arc of Turkish Identity
Postmodernity and the Arc of Turkish Identity from Turkish Politics in Action by Ragan Updegraff Ferhat Kentel, Professor at Istanbul Sehir University / PHOTO from the Balkans Project The Balkans Project recently... Read more
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Gen. Başbuğ’s last angry performance
There is something artificial in Gen. Başbuğ’s “angry”ness. Despite fisting the table, there is something I still did not feel that he was that angry. It was a performance,... Read more
