Turkish president, prime minister and chief of general staff meet in Ankara

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At the president’s residence Turkey’s president Abdullah Gul, prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and chief of General Staff Ilker Bashug held a meeting . During the meeting, lasted more than 3 hours, top three figures discussed the ongoing civil-military strife. The meeting has concluded with a vow from the Presidency that the current civil-military tensions will be resolved within the framework of the Constitution, Hurriyet wrote.



After the meeting, the presidential administration issued a statement stating that the Turkish leadership was of the opinion that all issues should be resolved in accordance with the laws of the country, said Hurriyet.



Dozens of senior officers, including a former Deputy Chief of General Staff, retired Army General Ergin Saygun have been arrested on charges of plotting a coup in Turkey. A former Air Force commander, retired Army General Fyrtyna Ibrahim, a former Navy commander, Admiral retired Omek Ozgen, a retired general Engin Alan are among the detainees.



According to the source, 10 colonels, four admirals, 17 generals (some of them are retired) were arrested. 50 arrests were held in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.



Over the past 50 years there were four military coups in Turkey: on May 27, 1960, on March 12, 1971, on September 12, 1980 and on February 28, 1997.