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TR Politics roundup: Arrested military officials’ wives’ Anıtkabir show; Oda TV arrests…

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more photos here The Hasdal prison visit by FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK Chief of General Staff Gen. Işık Koşaner and four force commanders of the Turkish military visited the Hasdal Military Prison on Friday to see military officers and generals who were recently arrested as part of a probe into the Sledgehammer coup plan, which includes … Read more

Oda TV raided by police. Ergenekon trial moves onto journalistic/civil links

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However it gets complicated. If there isn’t hard evidence,  and there is a growing anxiety over the evidence issue, then it is impossible to support this raid. This is despite the fact that I have no sympathy for Soner Yalçın and his gang at Oda.TV, an influential website with idiosyncratic left leanings, anti-AKP and pro-Ergenekon … Read more

It gets harder to plan a coup in Turkey. 163 officers arrested.

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Former Air Forces Commander Gen. Halil İbrahim Fırtına and former Naval Forces Commander Adm. Özden Örnek are among the 163 suspects who were arrested on Friday. from Today’s Zaman 162 Turkish officers ordered jailed in coup trial Bloomberg That case is based on a conspiracy by an alleged gang of secular nationalists called “Ergenekon.” Critics … Read more

CHP to save Ergenekon suspects; Turkish PM says stress causes harsh rhetoric (!)

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan inspects a guard of honour during a welcome ceremony in Kiev January 25, 2011.? Read more » REUTERS/Gleb Garanich Turkish PM says stress causes harsh rhetoric from Hurriyet Dailynews Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said that recent comments he made regarding Turkish alcohol consumption arose out of a … Read more

Erdoğan at TÜSİAD meeting. Another step towards the center. And a politics roundup…

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It seems that AKP is about the settle down as a center right political party with a more islamic tone. In the election process, now comes the peace with TÜSİAD… PM Erdoğan and Businessman Rahmi Koç. Photo source here. US embassy cables: Turkish military ‘plot’ sparks US fears for democracy from World news: Turkey | … Read more

Announcement: A Panel on Coup D’Etats in Turkey

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24 December. santralistanbul. E1-301 14:00-16:30

BEYANA ÇAPEMENIYÊ. Against the start of Sledgehammer Case, the Military intervenes with an anti-Kurdish statement

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Chief of Staff’s statement against Kurdish usage has been translated to Kurdish (!) ROJ     : 17 Befranbar 2010 SEET    : 15:05 NO       : BA – 03 / 10 1. Komara Tirkiyê ku ji neteweya tirk re diyariya Ataturkê Rêberê Mezin e; hêza xwe ji serweriya gel digre û bingeha … Read more

Sadly, I watch the Battle of Chile

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I could find a poor copy of this spectacular documentary on the Pinochet’s coup in Chile: The Battle of Chile The first volume is the story of how intolerant oppositions paves the way for the coup against democractically elected President Allende.. The first volume also reminded me what happened in the last five years of … Read more

A BBC piece on “Bringing Turkey’s coup leaders to book

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Bringing Turkey’s coup leaders to book Jonathan Head By Jonathan Head BBC News, Istanbul Troops seal off main road in Ankara (15 Sept 1980) Hundreds of thousands of people were detained after the coup and many were tortured For 30 years, the officers who led the last military takeover in Turkey have lived secure in … Read more

49 years ago elected PM Adnan Menderes was hanged by the Junta…

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Actually, the anniversary was yesterday… Adnan Menderes Adnan Menderes (Turkish pronunciation: [ad?nan mende??es]? 1899 ? 17 September 1961) was the first democratically elected political leader in Turkish history. He served as prime minister between 1950?1960. He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He … Read more

No pasaran to the Coup Plotters!

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PM Erdoğan refused to approve a few critical appointments despite generals’ insistence…. Turkey top military posts left vacant amid probes from Yahoo news ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey announced promotions for senior brass on Wednesday, but left the top posts of head of the armed forces and commander of ground forces unfilled amid investigations into senior … Read more

Only in Turkey? “Turkish officials grant locals permission to build in fault zone

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Turkish officials grant locals permission to build in fault zone from Hurriyet Dailynews Residents of an area devastated by the 1999 earthquake have won approval for construction in the fault zone, but city planners and geologists vow to fight it. Turkey’s population is to reach 83 million by 2023, TurkStat says from Hurriyet Dailynews Turkey’s … Read more

More confessions from a former media tycoon

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It is not the first time Mr. Bilgin makes confessions, this time he is bolder.

Dinç Bilgin

Dinç Bilgin

Bilgin wishes he could be a reporter like Taraf?s Baransu

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Another major step: General Staff acknowledges authenticity of Çiçek’s coup plot

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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 retired chief prosecutor, General Staff acknowledges authenticity of Çiçek’s coup plot Today’s Zaman Ergenekon is a clandestine criminal organization accused of working to overthrow … Read more

28 February Coup heritage is dead, plotters are in jail but not all

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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…

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

For more protest photos see the Islamist Haksöz website here.

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