Turkey Fears 'Deep State' Return

The release of retired senior military figures and crime bosses in Turkey is prompting concern that the country's so-called "deep state" could return.  A legal reform introduced by the Turkish government has seen dozens of retired military officers and members of the country’s criminal underworld released from jail. Many have been convicted of crimes linked to what prosecutors have termed “Derin Devlet” or deep state - unofficial networks of power that prosecutors claim...

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