Serbian Military Call-Up Notices Spark Sharp Backlash

radio free europe
September 21, 2011

By Ljudmila Cvetkovic
BELGRADE -- Serbs are expressing alarm at reports that the Defense Ministry is distributing notices telling people to join the military reserves and report for basic training.
The reports come as tensions with neighboring Kosovo -- formerly a Serbian province, and whose independence Belgrade does not recognize -- have been running high amid a sometimes violent dispute over border crossings.
The Belgrade Helsinki Committee for Human Rights announced this week that an undetermined number of men had received the notices....more...
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http://www.rferl.org/content/serbia_military_callup_notices_spark_sharp_backlash/24335635.html

Court orders arrest of 2 Turkish generals

xinhua

English.news.cn 2011-08-08 19:56:49

ISTANBUL, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- An Istanbul court on Monday ordered the arrest of two generals and 12 others for involvement in a case alleging the Turkish Armed Forces had set up websites to spread anti-government propaganda with the eventual aim of bringing about the government's downfall.
The court ordered the arrest of Gen. Huseyin Nusret Tasdeler and Gen. Hifzi Cubuklu and 12 other people, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported....more...
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/08/c_131036499.htm

With 4 Names, Turkey Marks a New Era

ny times
By SEBNEM ARSU

Published: August 4, 2011

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s civilian leadership appointed four new commanders on Thursday, decisively strengthening its control over its armed forces less than a week after the military leadership abruptly resigned in frustration over the continuing prosecution of officers accused of plotting to overthrow the government.
The new appointments of a chief of general staff and commanders of the army, navy and air force reflected the Islamic-leaning civilian government’s increased assertiveness in its struggle with the country’s military establishment, which has orchestrated three coups since 1960 and forced another government from power in 1997....more...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/05/world/europe/05turkey.html?ref=europe

Turks Question Power of Prime Minister

ny times

SILIVRI JOURNAL

By ANTHONY SHADID

Published: August 1, 2011

SILIVRI, Turkey — The retired men in this town of rolling hills, red shingles and resentment of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan paused their card game to voice their fears over the protest resignations of most of Turkey’s military command, an event that underlined Mr. Erdogan’s stamp on an era he can call his own. 
“He finished the army,” said Rait Kurt, sitting at a table flanked by pictures of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, whose principles the military has long said it upholds....more...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/world/europe/02turkey.html?_r=1&ref=europe

Turkey names new armed forces chiefs

independent
By Tulay Karadeniz in Ankara

Friday, 5 August 2011

Turkey picked four new generals to lead its armed forces yesterday in a shake-up seen as consolidating civilian control of the military. The previous four generals quit last week in protest at the jailing of officers in coup conspiracy cases....more...

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-names-new-armed-forces-chiefs-2332099.html

PM seizes chance to pick trusted military leaders

independent
By Tulay Karadeniz in Ankara
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Turkey's civilian leaders prepared to use an unprecedented opportunity this week to choose generals they trust after the top commanders of all four military branches resigned in protest over the detention of comrades facing coup conspiracy charges.
The Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, convened the Supreme Military Council as scheduled yesterday despite the presence of only nine of the 14 generals who would normally attend the meeting to decide key promotions in Nato's second-largest armed forces. The meeting will run for four days....more...
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pm-seizes-chance-to-pick-trusted-military-leaders-2330220.html

A hard act to follow - The Turkish model

the economist
In many ways Turkey’s Islamists seem to have got things right. But it took them a long time to emerge from the country’s army-guided secularism

Aug 6th 2011

from the print edition
PALE, bespectacled and polite, Bekir Berat Ozipek, a young professor at Istanbul’s Commerce University, is no street-fighter. But he was excited by the heady atmosphere he experienced on a recent trip to Egypt. He and two fellow Turkish scholars went to a conference at the University of Cairo where their ideas on civil-military relations were keenly gobbled up....more...
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http://www.economist.com/node/21525408

At ease - Turkey's army

the economist

The long battle between Turkey’s politicians and generals seems over

Aug 6th 2011

ANKARA AND ISTANBUL
from the print edition
FOR Turkey’s hard-line secularists it spelled a humiliating end to Ataturk’s republic. For their detractors it was an irreversible victory for democracy. Either way, the mass resignation of Turkey’s military leadership on July 29th captured the dramatic shift in power that has been taking place ever since the conservative Justice and Development (AK) party took office nine years ago. The once-omnipotent army, which has toppled four governments since 1960, no longer calls the shots....more...
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http://www.economist.com/node/21525457

Turkey appoints new military leaders

al jazeera
General Necdet Ozel among officers to head military following shock resignations last week of high-ranking officers.

Last Modified: 04 Aug 2011 10:54

Turkey's president has appointed four new generals to lead the country's armed forces, nearly a week after four senior generals quit in protest against the government.

Abdullah Gul approved the appointments on Thursday, during a major gathering of Turkey's Supreme Military Council, which reviews annually the promotion prospects of senior officers, a presidential spokesman said. The appointees will take up the posts after the cabinet approves the promotions....more...
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http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/08/20118491938829627.html

Turkey appoints military head after resignations

cnn

English.news.cn 2011-08-05 01:21:36 FeedbackPrintRSS

ANKARA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkey appointed Thursday its new military heads following an unexpected resignation of top brass in a rift with the government.
General Necdet Ozel, former commander of the paramilitary gendarmerie, is promoted to new Chief of General Staff for Turkey' s armed forces....more...
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/05/c_131030140.htm

Turkey appoints new head of armed forces

cnn

English.news.cn 2011-08-04 17:44:34 FeedbackPrintRSS

ANKARA, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Thursday approved the appointment of General Necdet Ozel as chief of the Turkish armed forces, as part of a shake-up after former chief of general staff Isik Kosane and three others top generals quit last week in protest against the jailing of generals....more...
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/04/c_131029831.htm

Turkish military officer admits to authenticity of document seeking instability

xinhua
English.news.cn 2011-08-03 01:05:18 FeedbackPrintRSS

ISTANBUL, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- A serving officer admitted to an Istanbul court Tuesday the authenticity of a document stating that the Turkish Armed Forces had set up websites to spread anti- government propaganda but denied any plans for a coup.
"That document on propaganda websites is authentic," said Col. Dursun Cicek, currently in prison on suspicion of having drawn up an alleged plot to overthrow the government called the Action Plan to Fight Reactionarism.....more...
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-08/03/c_131025661.htm

Turkey moves to resolve crisis as top military brass step down

cnn
From Yesim Comert and Joe Sterling, CNN

July 30, 2011 5:33 a.m. EDT

Istanbul (CNN) -- The Turkish government moved Friday to resolve a crisis that erupted earlier in the day when the country's top four military officers left their jobs en masse in the latest power play between the government and the Turkish military.

Late at night, the government turned to the only top commander who has not quit his position, naming former Gendarmerie Commander General Necdet Ozel acting chief of general staff and land force commander....more...
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/07/29/turkey.military.resignations/index.html

Turkey appoints new armed forces chiefs

reuters

By Tulay Karadeniz

ANKARA

Thu Aug 4, 2011 11:42am BST
(Reuters) - Turkey selected four new generals to lead its armed forces on Thursday in a shake-up which is seen as consolidating civilian control of the military after four top generals quit last week in protest at the jailing of officers in coup conspiracy cases....more...
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/04/uk-turkey-military-idUKTRE7732BR20110804

Turkish PM eyes chance to pick military high command

reuters

By Tulay Karadeniz

ANKARA

Mon Aug 1, 2011 2:56pm BST
(Reuters) - Turkey's civilian leaders prepared to use an unprecedented opportunity this week to choose generals they trust after the top commanders of all four military branches resigned in protest over the detention of comrades facing coup conspiracy charges....more...
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http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/08/01/uk-turkey-military-idUKTRE7701V020110801

Turquie : démission de la direction militaire sur fond de désaccord avec le gouvernement

lemonde.fr

A la Une > Europe

LEMONDE.FR avec AFP

29.07.11
18h42 • Mis à jour le 29.07.11
18h46
L'ensemble de la direction militaire turque a démissionné, vendredi 29 juillet, pour protester contre la position du gouvernement concernant la promotion de généraux incarcérés pour leur implication supposée dans des complots contre le pouvoir, ont rapporté les chaînes de télévision du pays....more...
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http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2011/07/29/turquie-demission-de-la-direction-militaire-sur-fond-de-desaccord-avec-le-gouvernement_1554269_3214.html

Turkey's military in turmoil as top brass quit

independent

By Simon Cameron-Moore

Saturday, 30 July 2011

Turkey faced turmoil within its military on Saturday after the country's four most senior commanders quit, offering Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan an opportunity to extend his authority over the once dominant armed forces.

Chief of General Staff General Isik Kosaner stepped down last night along with the army, navy and air force commanders in protest over the detention of 250 officers on charges of conspiring against Erdogan's government....more...
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkeys-military-in-turmoil-as-top-brass-quit-2328893.html

Turkish military rocked by resignations

independent
Reuters
Saturday, 30 July 2011
The head of the Turkish armed forces General Isik Kosaner along with the heads of the ground, naval and air forces have resigned, it was reported yesterday, apparently plunging Nato's second biggest military into disarray....more...
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkish-military-rocked-by-resignations-2328671.html

Top Generals Quit in Group, Stunning Turks

ny times
By GUL TUYSUZ and SABRINA TAVERNISE

Published: July 29, 2011
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s top military commanders resigned en masse on Friday, a move without precedent in Turkish history that many analysts saw as a failed effort by a beleaguered institution to exert what is left of its dwindling political power.
In the surprising series of events, Turkey’s top commander, Gen. Isik Kosaner, together with the leaders of the navy, army and air force, simultaneously resigned in protest over the sweeping arrests of dozens of generals as suspects in conspiracy investigations that many people in Turkey have come to see as a witch hunt....more...
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/30/world/europe/30turkey.html?ref=europe

NATO Summit Highights Serb Suspicion of Alliance

balkan insight
16 JUN 2011 / 09:55

The NATO summit held in Belgrade in last three days has shown that most Serbs still oppose membership of the Alliance.

Bojana Barlovac Belgrade
Belgrade has closed a major military conference which gathered more than 50 delegations of defence systems worldwide. The conference itself did not reach any conclusions but the participants dubbed it successful as it will allow for the further development of military capabilities and relationships of the participating countries.....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/anti-nato-mood-still-prevails-among-serbs