Turkey Military

The Real Reason Behind The Turkish Generals' Mass Resignation

Hurriyet/Worldcrunch | Ismet Berkin | Posted 10.05.2011

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Turkey's top military brass resigned en masse, setting off speculation of why, and what will happen next. But the origins of the move can be traced to...

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The End Of The Kemalist Affair?

Slate | Christopher Hitchens | Posted 10.01.2011

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To read of the stunning news, of the almost-overnight liquidation of the Ataturkist or secularist military caste, and to try to do so from the standpo...

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Turkish Prime Minister: Resignation Top Military No Crisis

AP | By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 09.29.2011

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ISTANBUL -- In past decades, the Turkish military showed displeasure with civilian leaders by overthrowing them. This time, the upset generals quit, a...

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Turkish Military's Chiefs Of Staff Step Down

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 01.16.2012

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ANKARA, Turkey — The chiefs of staff of Turkey's military stepped down Friday as tensions dramatically increased over the arrest of dozens of office...

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Kurdish Rebels Kill 13 Turkish Soldiers

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 09.13.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — A clash in a forest left 13 Turkish soldiers and seven Kurdish rebels dead Thursday in the country's rugged southeast, the mili...

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Turkey Coup Plot: 50 Commanders Held

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — Once they were untouchable. Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking ba...

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