The Turkey Analyst

Vol. 2 no. 17, 28 September 2009

ANALYSIS

Third Ergenekon Indictment Reinforces Concerns About Turkish Judicial System
Gareth H. Jenkins
The third indictment in what has become known as the Ergenekon investigation takes the number of people who have been charged with membership of the “Ergenekon terrorist organization” to 194. However, like its predecessors, the third indictment fails to adduce any convincing evidence that the Ergenekon organization even exists. The third indictment, as such, has not alleviated any of the serious questions that the Ergenekon investigation has raised about the credibility of the Turkish judicial system.

A Growing Convergence of Perceptions: The Military and the AKP
Halil M. Karaveli
The perspective of the General staff on the Islamic conservative movement has evolved, from having seen it as an intruder on the territory of the state to judging it on its own possible merits as a protector of the integrity and strength of the state. The joint management by the AKP government and the General staff of the Kurdish issue is revelatory of the convergence that is under way between the erstwhile foes, provoking the anger of an alienated nationalist opposition.

What the Columnists Say
The implications of the record $2.5 billion tax fine imposed on the Doğan Media Group and the prospects in general of Turkey becoming more democratic under the rule of the AKP remained the main preoccupations of the commentators in Turkey during the last fortnight.  

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Between Fact and Fantasy: Turkey's Ergenekon Investigation, by Gareth H. Jenkins, August 2009.


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The Turkey Analyst is a publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Joint Center, designed to bring authoritative analysis and news on the rapidly developing domestic and foreign policy issues in Turkey. It is published weekly, and includes a topical analysis, as well as translations and summaries of selected Turkish news reports. It is edited and compiled under the supervision of Svante E. Cornell, Halil M. Karaveli, and M. K. Kaya.

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