US and EU warn Turkish military: stay out of politics
The US and European Union have warned Turkey, a Nato member and close ally, to prevent its military from defying civilian leaders in a conflict between the Islamic-rooted government and the secular establishment.
Fears of a coup have ebbed with the prospect of early general elections, but the military’s threat to intervene in the showdown and stamp out any sign of political Islam has confirmed its traditional role as a player in Turkish politics.
