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May 14, 2012

One in Five Turkish Generals in Prison

Michael Rubin, Contentions

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The Turkish press is reporting that, with the latest round of arrests of former military officers for allegedly forcing the resignation of Necmettin Erbakan’s Islamist government in 1997, one-in-five Turkish generals is now in prison. Even those who see the end of military influence in Turkey as the litmus test for democracy should worry.

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TAGGED: Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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