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    Turkey's army chief-of-staff and the entire military command have resigned in a row with the government.

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0729/turkey.html



    Turkey's army chief-of-staff and the entire military command have resigned in a row with the government over promotions for generals held in an alleged anti-government plot.

    General Isik Kosaner stepped down after several meetings in recent days with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ahead of a meeting of the army's high command which decides on promotions for senior officers.

    As well as General Kosaner, the commanders of the army, air force and navy also quit, which is unprecedented in Turkey, which is a member of NATO.

    Turkish authorities are holding 42 generals as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the moderate off-shoot of a banned Islamist movement.

    Senior officers in the army had been trying to get the imprisoned officers promoted despite their incarceration, but the government has insisted that they be forced to retire.
    "Dwight D. Eisenhower: The best morale exists when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear it it's usually lousy.

  • #2
    excellent, i'm sat here on Leave near Antalya as i write this.

    a quick Coup should sort it all out.
    RGJ

    ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

    The Rifles

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    • #3
      Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Post
      excellent, i'm sat here on Leave near Antalya as i write this.

      a quick Coup should sort it all out.
      Are you advocating regime change?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Orion View Post
        Are you advocating regime change?

        http://www.blogs.mod.uk/onlinesecurity/
        isn't that why they sent me here this year?!
        RGJ

        ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

        The Rifles

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        • #5
          Originally posted by RoyalGreenJacket View Post
          excellent, i'm sat here on Leave near Antalya as i write this.

          a quick Coup should sort it all out.
          Coups tend not to work when your leadership resigns en masse.
          "Everyone's for a free Tibet, but no one's for freeing Tibet." -Mark Steyn. What an IMO-centric quote, eh?

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          • #6
            Originally posted by faughanballagh View Post
            Coups tend not to work when your leadership resigns en masse.
            it's a deception plan.
            RGJ

            ...Once a Rifleman - Always a Rifleman... Celer et Audax

            The Rifles

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