Blog：Court cases sharpen Turkey divide
October 28, 2009 at 12:28 pm • Posted in news • Comments Off
Two court cases in Turkey are deepening the rift between secularists and a government with Islamist roots.
At the heart of the latest political crisis in Turkey is a shadowy ultra-nationalist group called Ergenekon.
It is a name steeped in Turkish mythology.
Ergenekon was a legendary valley in Central Asia that was home to the ancient Turks, until a grey wolf led them out onto the road to eventual nationhood.
One of Turkey’s top prosecutors has described the group as a terrorist organisation and indicted 86 alleged members for plotting to overthrow the government.
