| Author (Person) | Gardner, David |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 6.8.11 |
| Publication Date | 06/08/2011 |
| Content Type | News |
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Article analyses the evolution of the balance between the civilian (Islamist) government and the military in Turkey in the context of the resignation of the top military chiefs in Turkey in July 2011. On the 8 August 2011 the FT reported that the Turkish government was to follow up its purge of the senior ranks of Turkey’s armed forces with constitutional changes to bring the previously powerful military firmly under civilian control. It intended to curtail the high command’s financial and judicial autonomy, and start moving Turkey’s 1m-strong forces from a conscript to a professional army. In what was seen as a landmark case, one of Turkey's most senior military commanders, General Bilgin Balanli, appeared on the 15 August 2011 in front of civilian judges on charges of seeking to undermine the government. |
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| Countries / Regions | Turkey |
