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Temporary peace at the top of the State

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Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (C), Prime Minister Tayyip ...

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 political and military leaders meet on Thursday as a storm gathers over a coup plot investigation against the armed forces which is threatening stability and investor confidence in the EU-candidate country. REUTERS/Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Palace Press Office/Handout

Turkey?s Leaders Seek to Defuse Crisis

from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU and SABRINA TAVERNISE
Tensions were rising between the military and the government over the arrests of 20 former and current officers on charges of plotting a coup. Three of those officers were subsequently released.

Turkish leaders meet as coup plot storm gathers – washingtonpost.com

BBC News – Turkey’s religious-secular divide

Release of Turkey generals eases tensions for now – washingtonpost.com

Turkish voices

from BBC News | Europe | World Edition
‘Coup’ arrests spark fresh debate on army’s role

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A roundup of aftermath of biggest raid against Ergenekon

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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 prosecutors conducting the investigation into Ergenekon, was detained yesterday in addition to Turkish soldiers stand at the entrance of the War Academy … Read more

GATA incident, EMASYA annulled, one more military official arrested- roundup on Turkish politicis

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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 reveal the shady network within state, escaped from What the GATA incident tells us by FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK An unfortunate incident that took place three … Read more

An interview with Ferhat Kentel: Postmodernity and the Arc of Turkish Identity

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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 featured a fascinating interview with Ferhat Kentel, a sociologist at Istanbul Sehir University. Working on the construction of Turkish national identity, Kentel is examining one of the most controversial and heuristic themes in Turkish politics — in many ways, a theme that defines, and most certainly pervades, every aspect of political discourse, be it Turkey’s efforts to come to terms with its minorities (Muslim and non-Muslim), its attempts to reconcile Islam and the Turkish naton-state, its ongoing EU accession process, its confrontration with ultra-nationalist elements like Ergenekon, its international relations, etc. I have provided excerpts in this post, though I most definitely recommend reading though the whole interview.

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Gen. Başbuğ’s last angry performance

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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, not too many buys. He comes to use rhetorical devices:”Our soldiers charge into battle crying out ‘Allah, Allah’,” he said, banging his fist on the table. … Read more

Now in İstiklal Street, A march against coups

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Nuray Mert should be happy. Constitutional Court assures military tutelage…

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Nuray Mert should be happy. The columnist who has been writing recently about a possible civilian dictatorship (AKP one party regime) should feel satisfied with the latest Constitutional Court decision that assures military tutelage…

Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules against civil trials for military
Hurriyet Daily News
That includes the Ergenekon trial of former military officers charged with attempting to overthrow the government. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s

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This is the logic of General Staff: Not denying coup allegations but accusing document leaks…

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This time Taraf is not alone. Many dailies cover the news on the first page and not too military friendly this time....

Either resign or apologize by EKREM DUMANLI

The most heated debate in recent years has most undoubtedly been on the ?Plan to Finish the AKP [Justice and Development Party, AK Party] and Fethullah Gülen,? about which many newspapers had run and continue to run front page stories.

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Two Videos on Coups in Turkey

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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3754193466185760812&ei=W863Sr-3HKHQ2wKI7NSGAg&q=darbe+coup# A one and an half hour documentary on Coups in Turkey in general. By Elif Savaş. and a short movie on 1980 Turkish coup d’état [it has subtitles in English]