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The Grand Turk
Freedom Failing: Choking The Turkish Republic
2013-08-10
[NYPost]
About the sentences against senior army officers in the supposed Ergenekon plot. Closing graphs:
Monday's harsh sentences were a clear warning to other Turks: Avoid ending up like the alleged plotters. The increasingly autocratic prime minister is apparently still betting that, by showing who's boss, he can revive his presidential aspirations.

Even if he fails, Erdogan's legacy is secure: He managed to replace old secular elites with new Islamist ones. This deep state will rule Turkey for decades to come.

Which makes the sentences another warning to the West: Don't bank on Turkey forever remaining a loyal ally of the free world.
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