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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

Former Minister Will Be Tried for Underground Operations

Former Minister Will Be Tried for Underground Operations

The 1st Chamber of the State Council has decided that former minister and police chief Mehmet Agar should be tried in the Susurluk case for "forming a criminal organisation."

14 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü