[lbo-talk] Turkey: The generals' discontent

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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

March/April 2001

Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 29-33

OPINIONS

The generals' discontent

By Mustafa Kibaroglu

In december 1999, the European Union (EU) gave the green light to Turkey's eventual membership. But Turkey's powerful generals, who favor nearly all possible alliances with the West, are apparently balking at the idea of taking this ultimate step in the process of Turkey's Westernization. The generals-usually known for upholding the principles of Atatürk and the rapid Westernization process he embarked on in 1923-seem to be turning their faces away from the EU.

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