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 became part of the post-coup coalition are gone except Devlet Bahçeli. All these happened in 13 years and this is a lesson for all, even for the then victims of the coup who became the governing bodies of Turkey, if you know I mean…

A scene of anti-coup protest in the anniversary of 28 February coup.

For more protest photos see the Islamist Haksöz website here.

[CROSS READER] Remembering the legacy of Feb. 28

Yesterday marked the 13th anniversary of the unarmed coup d?état staged by the military on Feb. 28, 1997. The Feb. 28 postmodern coup, during which the military overthrew the coalition government led by Necmettin Erbakan of the now-defunct Welfare Party (RP), is important for one to understand what is going on in Turkey today because many current developments stand as a reflection of the Feb. 28 period.

Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul (L) welcomes Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug (R) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace Press Office/Handout

BÜLENT KENEŞ – Early finale: the end of 1,000 years? or is it?

The 70 Million Steps Against Coups Coalition, one of the most civil, most colorful and most courageous initiatives of recent years, organized a rally to protest military coups, titled ?Early finale: the end of 1,000 years,? in Taksim yesterday, i.e., on Feb. 28, the anniversary of the postmodern military coup of Feb. 28, 1997.

Gendarmerie authenticates Çiçek’s signature on reactionaryism plot
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Ergenekon is a clandestine criminal organization accused of working to overthrow the government. The plot was exposed by a Turkish daily last June.

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Forced to retire from TSK, Tarhan questions military?s role in society

Nevzat Tarhan, a retired colonel and psychiatrist who was a victim of the Feb. 28, 1997 process, has said the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) label people as reactionary if they lead a religious lifestyle.

Turkish Leader Defends Inquiry Into Possible Plot

KLAUS JURGENS – Feb. 28, 1997 — A coup is a coup

(From L-R) Turkey’s parliamentary speaker Mehmet Ali Sahin, President Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal attend a funeral in Ankara February 28, 2010. Turkey’s prime minister met the head of the armed forces on Sunday, two days after the arrest of two retired generals over an alleged coup plot risked renewing tension between the government and the military. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

‘Days of military coups are over’ says foreign observer
Today’s Zaman
One speaker touched on the Ergenekon case, an investigation into a deep state-related structure that attempted to overthrow the government, and said that

Common sense, the summit, bosh

Second Wave of Detentions in “Sledgehammer” Case

Today a further eighteen soldiers, one of them retired, were taken into police custody. They are being brought to Istanbul.

Turkish army tanks parading in front of a giant banner with a portrait of the founder of modern Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during Victory Day celebrations in Ankara. Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said he is sure Turkey will overcome a crisis triggered by a massive probe into an alleged 2003 military plot to overthrow a conservative Islamic government.

Photo:Adem Altan/AFP

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Military on trial in Turkey

The government has charged a number of high-ranking officers with plotting a coup.

The Turkish military has long served as the guardian of secular rule in Ankara, even when it meant staging a coup to do so. Turkey’s elected Islamist-based government, meanwhile, has sought to subordinate the military to civilian rule as befits a democratic country, although perhaps not always by the purest means.”

MÜMTAZER TÜRKÖNE – As the last nails are hammered into the coffin of military coups

The detention of 49 retired and active duty generals and military officers of various ranks was based on criminal investigations into documents related to the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) plan. An examination carried out by the Council of Forensic Medicine (ATK) revealed that the documents were produced on computers belonging to the army.

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