Erkan's field diary

Military prosecutor steps into Ergenekon

On the same day that the last wave of Ergenekon arrests took place, a military prosecutor launched a secret in-house investigation into alleged coup attempts, a private

Ergenekon Indictment Filed

By Jenny White

Chief Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin filed the long-awaited indictment against the Ergenekon suspects at an Istanbul court today. It is 2455 pages long. Engin held a press conference (click here for press conference text in English). The charges are listed in general (forming an armed group, attempting to overthrow the government, etc.).

Mass indictments in Turkey over alleged coup d'état

Istanbul's chief prosecutor yesterday (14 July) announced indictments against 86 persons charged with forming a terrorist group to overthrow the government. The incident could be used by the ruling AKP as legal ammunition in its own court case in which secularsits are seeking to ban the party.

Ergenekon indictment: Tip of the iceberg of crime

Cengiz ÇANDAR

Büyükanıt must get prosecutors to act

Mehmet Ali Birand

Ergenekon

By TOKTAMIŞ ATEŞ, BUGÜN

Nowadays, those who seek to defend Ergenekon (a crime network with links to the "deep state") frequently ask: "Are these people armed?

What's as important as the indictment

By ALİ BAYRAMOĞLU, YENİ ŞAFAK

In the Ergenekon case, there is a "political process" which is being experienced in parallel to the legal process and which seems to be intertwined with it but is in essence independent from it.

Such recklessness

By İSMET BERKAN, RADİKAL

This Ergenekon investigation and its repercussions have ushered in many firsts in the country. In my opinion, the gravest of these "firsts" was the reckless attitudes first toward the investigation and then toward the lawsuit.

Reflections on the Ergenekon indictment

The text of the Ergenekon indictment, which was filed at an İstanbul court on Monday after 13 months of preparation, has drawn mixed reaction in Turkey.

The irony of Ergenekon by M. NACİ BOSTANCI*

The indictment against Ergenekon, the investigation into which has lasted for about a year, has finally been disclosed.

Ergenekon gang accused of terror

A long awaited indictment in the Ergenekon case was finally announced yesterday with dozens of suspects formally charged with crimes that included creating an armed terrorist organization to overthrow the government. The indictment in the Ergenekon case, which has rocked the country

'Ergenekon' at court

As it would have been a “crime” to reveal the indictment before it was accepted by the court, Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin provided only a glimpse of the accusations against those who will be charged in connection with the so-called “Ergenekon probe” and used the opportunity to declare that what has appeared in pro-government media over the past weeks was mostly inaccurate.As is disclosed by the chief prosecutor, the charges in the 2,455-page indictment (and 441 dossiers of annexes) against 86 people comprised of retired officers, politicians, businessmen and journalists suspected of plotting to overthrow the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party, or AKP, government

The coup picture is getting clearer

İsmet BERKAN

The Ergenekon indictment (I)

Cüneyt ÜLSEVER

Ergenekon investigation turns into score settling between commanders

Mehmet Ali Birand

Forget ‘mountain and mouse,’ this is just the beginning

Judged by the already hectic reactions of the Republican People's Party (CHP) to the indictment, one should be sure to expect a very tough fight revolving around the Ergenekon case as it proceeds further.

Indictment says gang older than the Republic

On the day when the Istanbul prosecutor briefed the public on the charges faced by members of the Ergenekon gang, the Doğan news agency, or DHA, reported on the details of the indictment, noting

I am loyal to democracy and its rules, says ATO president

I am a president who believes that democracy is the only instrument to ensure order in our country and I have always remained loyal to democracy and law, said Sinan Aygün, the president of the Ankara Chamber of Trade, or ATO, in his first address yesterday to the chamber's members

The price of slow justice

İstanbul Chief Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz blew the starter's whistle yesterday at the start of a trial that will test both the quality of Turkish justice and the patience of those hoping the outcome will prove a victory for democratic and transparent government.

Gladio: Italian experience in combat against Ergenekon by İRFAN YILDIRIM

A bomb explodes in a car search conducted following a notice in Pateano, Italy, on May 31, 1972; three gendarmes die at the site.

Coup supporters cannot be called ‘freedom heroes'

By MEHMET METİNER, BUGÜN

A stance that does not accept even a military general staff commander who opposes coup attempts as an "Atatürkist" is destructive to the military hierarchy.

Turkish Coup Plot Awakens Fear of Violent Nationalism

Does Ergenekon probe herald coup-free Turkey?

Yesterday, the text of the long-awaited Ergenekon indictment was made public by İstanbul Chief Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin, who pressed terrorism charges against 86 individuals for plotting to topple the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government.

IPI calls on Turkish authorities to respect source confidentiality

A global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists in over 120 countries expressed support over the weekend for a statement issued by its Turkish wing regarding a recent wave of

Dorian Gray’s reality

Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat, the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) de facto #2 person, was in a joking mood yesterday. "Let me give you a headline," he said to journalists. "AKP will not be closed. It is a nice party, why should it be closed?"

Perverted sense of power

One really wonders how in the world a bunch of people get together and decide that the country is going down the drain and that they have the moral authority to stop it by staging a coup and to start running the country contrary to popular will, the state of the economy and the international conjuncture.

Şener in pursuit of 'decent' politics

It was perhaps Abdüllatif Şener's last academic activity yesterday when he promoted his new publication titled “Development of Transparency in the Ottoman Treasury,” a product of Şener's one-

AK Party can no longer be closed down

By ALİ ATIF BİR, BUGÜN

The closure case against the AK Party and the incidents being examined in the Ergenekon case are closely interrelated.

Urging civilians to murder civilian politics

By HASAN BÜLENT KAHRAMAN, SABAH

The stalemate in Turkish politics is a structural problem. Certain groups in Turkey do not want to admit that a political outcome can only be changed using political means. This does not imply that all political decisions should be accepted by everyone.

Indictment!

By CÜNEYT ÜLSEVER, HÜRRİYET

I do not understand why the Ergenekon investigation is not going to investigate the alleged "coup journals."

Media coverage of Ergenekon case under question

Interesting details and documents have appeared in newspapers every day talking about the content of the Ergenekon indictment, part of which was made public on Monday after 13 months of preparation.