Coup Averted in Turkey - Valley of Ergenekon: Turkey's 'Deep State'

Mon, 1 Feb 2021 19:12:51 GMT

On 22 January, Turkish police arrested 33 individuals, some connected with the military, in the largest concerted action against the deep state – that shadowy underworld linking extremists and criminals from the spheres of military, political, judicial and the academy. Some were accused of belonging to an ultranationalist group, Ergenekon,