One In Five Turkish Generals Now In Prison -- Commentary
The Turkish press is reporting that, with the latest round of arrests of former military officers for allegedly forcing the resignation of Necmettin Erbakan’s Islamist government in 1997, one-in-five Turkish generals is now in prison.
Even those who see the end of military influence in Turkey as the litmus test for democracy should worry. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan now targets political opponents, real or imagined, without restraint. Under the Turkish system, an accusation is enough to jail an opponent, sometimes for years without trial. There is no mechanism for bail.
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My Comment: This reminds me of the Soviet purges of the general staff under Stalin .... a time when large numbers of officers in the Soviet Army just simply disappeared.
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