content tagged with "deep state"

Three More Bodies Identified in Diyarbakır

A family in Diyarbakır has finally learnt that three of its members are among the dead bodies found in 2003. They are still missing two other people.

12 February 2009 Tolga Korkut

New Arrest in Malatya Murder Case

In the last week, two more people have been arrested in the Malatya murder case, first Varol Bülent Aral, accused of inciting prime suspect Emre Günaydin, and now former publishing employee Hüseying Yekli.

11 February 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Former Interior Minister Finally in Court for "Stay Behind" Operations

Former Interior Minister Finally in Court for "Stay Behind" Operations

It took over twelve years to get Mehmet Ağar, former chief of police and then politician, into court for his role in the Susurluk scandal that rocked Turkey in 1996. The trial continues on 13 May.

10 February 2009 Tolga Korkut

Ultranationalist Ergenekon Gang Everywhere…

On Tuesday, the police arrested a further six people as part of the Ergenekon operation. There are three academics, a journalist, and a gold dealer among them.

27 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Former Minister Will Be Tried for Underground Operations

Former Minister Will Be Tried for Underground Operations

The 1st Chamber of the State Council has decided that former minister and police chief Mehmet Agar should be tried in the Susurluk case for "forming a criminal organisation."

14 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

"Ergenekon" Conspiracy is Rooted in "Susurluk" Says Former Minister

Fikri Sağlar, former minister and a member of the parliamentary investigation committee into the Susurluk affair urges for persistent investegitation into the "Ergenekon" conspiracy, in order to relieve Turkey from "deep state cancer."

30 January 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

"Ergenekon Operation":

How Far Will Ultra-Nationalist Organisation Be Unmasked?

It is clear that the USA, the Turkish General Staff and the ruling AKP have agreed to break the back of the Ergenekon organisation. The question now is whether this operation will be used to shed light on cases like the Hrant Dink murder.

28 January 2008 Cem Özatalay

The Gang Could Be The Tip of The Iceberg

Ultra-Nationalist Gang Uncovered:

The Gang Could Be The Tip of The Iceberg

So far, thirteen alleged members of the ultra-nationalist Ergenekon gang have been arrested, among them three retired army officers. If the investigation is carried out in a serious manner, light will be shed on many events of the last years.

27 January 2008