Ergenekon, new pacts, and the decline of the Turkish "Inner State"
Author
Aydinli, E.
Date
2011-06Source Title
Turkish Studies
Print ISSN
1468-3849
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
12
Issue
2
Pages
227 - 239
Language
English
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Abstract
This article looks at both the direct question of the Turkish military's changing role in Turkish politics as specifically reflected in its reaction to the Ergenekon investigation, and more broadly at the recent face of pact-making in Turkey. It explores the nature of current pacts with respect to Turkish civil-military relations, and questions whether these pacts may actually be evidence of a deeper consolidation of Turkish democracy and the emergence of a new Turkish State.