Word: kucukoglu
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Dates: during 2007-2007
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...officials fear that Turkish forces, whatever their intention, could clash with Iraqi Kurdish forces, making the conflict difficult to contain. Turkey accuses Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration, led by Massoud Barzani, of sheltering the separatist guerrillas, and some see it as a hostile entity. Retired Turkish general Riza Kucukoglu told TIME: "The PKK is the enemy. But there are also the forces of Barzani, which have created a terrorist haven for them to operate in. Where do you draw this line...
...clear: the military reserved the right to intervene if Gul became President. Though condemned in all corners of the Turkish press, the military's gambit made the court ruling against the AKP "almost inevitable," according to a senior Western diplomat. In an interview with TIME, retired army general Riza Kucukoglu said the military is now prepared to step back "because democracy is working," but he insisted that the ruling party was to blame for the crisis because it chose to nominate a "religious President." If the army fails to "deal with extremist ideology," he added, "Turkey could become a swamp...
...possible, though analysts are now leaning toward an AKP win. That would leave the military, which has now openly declared its opposition , with the choice of backing down or sending tanks into the streets. "There will be no need for further intervention because democracy is working," retired General Riza Kucukoglu said in an interview. Each of those assertions is, unfortunately, open to question...
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