Turkish army refutes speculations over top soldier’s leave The Turkish army and Prime Minister Davutoğlu have refuted claims that Chief of General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel left his office because of a disagreement with the government over military intervention in Syria, underlining he will be back to his job after recovering from a medical procedure Turkey’s convicted … Read more
Graft probe prosecutor claims he was ?threatened? by Turkish gov?t Öz says he was ‘threatened’ by two people sent by PM Erdoğan to stop the probe Turkey’s under-fire Erdogan sidles up to military Turkey’s embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears willing to mend fences with the once all-powerful army which he fought … Read more
A literally crying person might make you think they have such a compassion for all but it seems that most of Turkey’s leaders do that as a political rhetorical weapon and not compassionate at all towards citizens in opposition. I would naively expect much more understanding and compassion for opposing citizens instead of increasing police … Read more
Askeriyenin kamusal meşruiyeti Balyoz Davası kararı etrafında dönen tartışmayı ibretle izliyorum. Kanıtlarının sakat olduğu varsayılan iddianamenin darbeci çıraklarını aklaması gerektiğini neredeyse yeni bir iddianame haline getiren askerperver cenahın gerekçelerini dinliyorum. Hükümetin icraatlarına karşı olup siyaset üretmek yerine askerden ve darbeden medet ummak nasıl bir akıl fukaralığıdır? Zihniyetin kolay değişmediğini bilirdik ama bu kadarı el … Read more
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