Erdogan takes to the court his General

Date: 20.08.2010 | 16:17

Erdogan takes to the court his General

Political tension in a period of controversy for the referendum on constitutional changes

Nikos Stelgia

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The Turkish public opinion, which recently experienced a political surprise after another, prepares to attend a court battle that will go down in history.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to court, accusing one of his generalsfor verbal attack and insult.

The lawyers of Mr Erdogan hit the door of the court with category that General Saldiray Berk accused the Prime Minister for high treason. Mr. Burke is one of the generals who faces charges of involvement in plans to overthrow the Turkish government.
The new move by Turkish Prime Minister, comes just days after the meetings of the Supreme Military Council of Turkey. Meetings of the council lasted for several days and there were serious concerns as regards the formation of the higher hierarchy of the Turkish Armed Forces.

According what the Turkish press broadcasts, the Turkish prime minister's lawyers claim that during his speech in 2008 Erzincan, General Berk attacked verbally to Mr Erdogan.

Please note that the political tension in Turkey has peaked ahead of the referendum on constitutional changes.

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