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The Turkish army is raising its tone

Gerd Höhler takes the threat of a military coup in Turkey seriously. "Turkey's pro-Western orientation was one of the basic tenets of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whose legacy the generals claim they want to preserve. But this pro-Western stance was always defined more in terms of transatlantic relations than relations with Europe. If they had to make the choice most Turkish soldiers wouldn't hesitate to decide against the EU and in favour of their 'military democracy'. ... So will the tanks roll into Ankara, as they last did in 1980? This is highly unlikely because the generals long ago 'refined' their repertoire of political interventions, as their ultimatum moves. The fact that it wasn't delivered in the form of a confidential document but was published on the Internet for all the world to read is meant to emphasise their point. The deposition of former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan in 1997 made it clear that it's not necessary for tanks to start rolling in; the mere threat of a coup will suffice."

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