Turkish Digest
 
ISSN No 1554-8414
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Ergenekon: Turkey's military-political contest - Turquie Européenne - Wednesday 10 December 2008 - Actualités de la Turquie et traductions de la presse turque
"Ergenekon: Turkey's military-political contest
Bill Park
Wednesday 10 December 2008 - 07:00

The trial of alleged conspirators acting in defence of Turkey’s “deep state” is exposing the country’s military as well as its political leadership to new pressures

Turkey’s year of extraordinary political controversy continues to absorb and divide the country’s citizens. The latest high-level dispute surrounds the opening on 20 October 2008 in Istanbul of the long-awaited trial of eighty-six suspects involved in the elusive 'Ergenekon' conspiracy. The scenes of chaos and overcrowding in the specially-constructed courtroom were such that the judges decided to adjourn the case until three days later. The delayed launch is an early signal that the legal process promises to be long and difficult. Behind, the trial, moreover, are divisions within Turkey’s political and military elites that have the capacity to create even more crises in the period ahead."

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