Turkey’s ex-chief of staff jailed as Islamist crackdown on military continues
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has arrested the highest level military official on charges of plotting against the Islamic government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. Former Chief of Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug was imprisoned as part of the latest crackdown on secular opponents of the Erdogan government. Erdogan, deemed a close friend of U.S. […]