It was the Military's duty to protect the modern Republic of Turkey from the Islamists. And yes the AK Party has helped the economy -- but they lied to the public that they would not impose Islamism on Turkey.
Ergenekon is suspected of planning bombings, assassinations and disinformation to stir panic and precipitate an army coup. Hundreds have been arrested in the investigation that critics accuse the government of using as part of a campaign to suppress any opposition.
"Ergenekon" I guess is Turkey's "vast right-wing conspiracy" except Erdogan had the active and retired military, the journalists, the professors, the men and women in the street arrested and imprisoned. Something that the Clintons did not have the guts to try -- will Obama try it?
Turkey patriots face a deadly Islamist government and growing Islamist establishment. We face a similar situation.
A radical government and a growing radical establishment of 1960s pukes and their issue. Arguably they are already the Establishment.
For the aged 1960s Marxist-Alinsky campus spoiled brats and their bratty ideological issue the Constitution and our "heritage of laws not men" are like restrictive parents.
In childhood many either defeated or never faced curbs on their behavior. The meek rebelled in adulthood.
Restrictions continue to be stressful for them -- unbearable. Nothing is too vile, too violent to defeat the restrictions of the Constitution and our "heritage of laws not men" on their desires and feeeeeeeeeelings.
Nearly as vile and violent as Islamism (political Islam, jihad, and sharia law).
Has it really? 'Spengler' disagrees and sees Turkey crashing hard, soon. Just look at those numbers!
Recall notice for the Turkish model
Excerpt: In fact, if you had invested in the Turkish model (that is, in the Turkish stock market) at the outbreak of the Arab revolts, you would have lost about half your money. If you leave your money in Turkey, you probably will lose the rest of it. Turkey is not a model. It is a bubble, and it is bursting, starting with the stock market and national currency.
And I was denounced as a Zionist plotter in the Turkish media. As a matter of record, I wish to state that I am shorting Turkey not for any political motivation, but only because the Turkish government economic policy is a clown show. I make a point, however, of contributing some of the profits to Zionist causes.