Turkey Detains Officers In Alleged Coup Plot

ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has been arresting active-duty military officers
suspected of plotting to overthrow the Islamist government of Prime Minister
Recep Erdogan.
At least 12 Turkish Army officers have been arrested or prosecuted as
part of the controversial investigation into an alleged plot to overthrow
the Erdogan government, in power since 2002. More than 110 people have been
arrested, about a third of them prosecuted in Ankara and Istanbul.
"The trade unions are being silenced, media organizations are being
scared off," Turkish deputy opposition leader Mustafa Ozyurek said. "Turkey
is gradually turning into an empire of fear."