content tagged with Ergenekon organisation

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

Attachment To The Ergenekon Indictment Is Ready

The court presented to the defense lawyers the attachment to the Ergenekon indictment. The file covers personal and secret communication, including the ones between the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) and the Prime Ministry.

In Ergenekon, Key Figures Refuse To Talk And Çömez Is not Found Yet

In the Ergenekon investigation, former Gendarmerie Commander Eruygur, one of the key suspects in the case refuse the talk, as “Cumhuriyet”s Ankara representative journalist Balbay. The authorities are still searching for Çömez, another key figure in the investigation.

Media Organizations Criticize The Methods of the Ergenekon Operation

The media organizations say they respect judiciary’s decisions, but are afraid that the investigation is turning into a political struggle between the opposing parties.

Başbuğ Says His Meeting Has Nothing To Do With Ergenekon

Gen. Başbuğ says that the interpretations that connect his meeting with the Prime Minister to the latest detentions in the Ergenekon case are nothing but conspiracy theories.

The Ergenekon Indictment Is Ready

The Ergenekon Indictment Is Ready

With 2500 pages the indictment is the longest he has ever read, said the Chief Prosecutor of Istanbul. Once the case starts, it will no more be secret, except the latest investigations.

Ergenekon Investigation Takes In The Journalist Zihni Çakır

Zihni Çakır, the author of books about secret operations within the state and the coups, is detained in Ankara for acquiring secret state documents.

"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