Turkish politics roundup (3): Ergenekon trial/ Col. Çiçek sacrificied by the coup plotters?

ABDULLAH BOZKURT – Accountability and the YAŞ meeting

FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK – Deep silence before treason

Plot Col. Çiçek and two naval commanders to be expelled at YAŞ
Today’s Zaman
… to downplay the Ergenekon investigation and to gather support for members of the military arrested as part of the investigation into Ergenekon.

The dubious case of Col. Çiçek

Well, we all know Turkey is a puzzle. But, if it is translated correctly, I think the ?reading? by American Ambassador James Jeffrey of the spectacular trials on conspiracies and threats (under the symbolic umbrella called Ergenekon) against a fragile democracy is correct.
In an interview with the Hürriyet daily Jeffrey expresses confidence in general and says: ?On one hand, there is evidence which make people think that [Ergenekon] is not a fantasy, and which causes legitimate concern. On the other, the release of a lot of people gives trust in the rule of law, and that the rights of innocent people and even potential criminals are also under protection. There is also increasing evidence which signals that some fire exists beyond the smoke. This is a complicated case. But at the same time there is a common understanding that the tenets of Turkey?s political system will not be shattered by this, and that the country is overcoming these complicated issues through maturity.?

BÜLENT KENEŞ – TSK vs. PKK or PKK within TSK

FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK – Sacrificing Col. Çiçek

In a move that came as a surprise to many, the military prosecutor?s office put forward an indictment on a controversial military action plan to damage the image of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the faith-based Gülen movement in the eyes of the public, which put all the blame for the preparation of the document on Col. Dursun Çiçek, whose signature appears on a plot document.

BÜLENT KENEŞ – Damage control