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Turkey parliament curtails army powers [View all]
Turkey's parliament has amended the code governing the armed forces, curtailing their political influence.
The original rules gave the military responsibility of preserving the Republic of Turkey, a clause previously used as a justification for coups.
It now says the army's main duty is to protect the nation from foreign threat.
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But it has a history of tension with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23302046
The original rules gave the military responsibility of preserving the Republic of Turkey, a clause previously used as a justification for coups.
It now says the army's main duty is to protect the nation from foreign threat.
...
But it has a history of tension with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23302046
Interesting, given the protests.
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