Resignation of top military leaders, no surprise and unfortunately not the end of militarism in politics…
We have a new chief of staff: Necdet Özel. General Necdet Ozel, commander of Turkey’s gendarmerie paramilitary force, arrives to meet with Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara July 29, 2011. Turkey said on Friday its top four military chiefs were all seeking retirement, in moves that appeared to reflect a deep rift between the … Read more