Faltas, Sami

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The Turkish government has won its power struggle with the General Staff.Now that the primacy of politics has been established, democratic control ofthe military has improved. However, the government now faces a challengeof a different nature. Behind the scenes, conservative Islamic movements areexercising strong influence on parts of the security sector. Now Turkey needsto strengthen oversight of the government by state bodies, an independentjudiciary, free media, and civil society. Such oversight can only be successfulunder the rule of law. If Turkey does not transform itself now into a fullyfledgeddemocracy, it will slide backward toward authoritarian rule

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The General, the Prime Minister and the Imam:Civil Military Relations in Turkey Today

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The General, the Prime Minister and the Imam:Civil Military Relations in Turkey Today

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