If you thought Turkey was already an unreliable NATO ally, this won’t help. Turkey: Military chiefs resign en masse The chief of the Turkish armed forces, Isik Kosaner, has resigned along with the army, navy and air force heads. They were furious about the arrest of senior officers, accused of plotting, shortly before a round [...]
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