The Turkish Armed Forces legend is shattered, everybody is astonished ...
(...) The Turkish Armed Forces had built up an image domestically and internationally. An almost legendary show of force was in question. A much disciplined Turkish Army was always mentioned, full of heroic epics, the stories of sacrifices and successes of which we were constantly exposed to. (...) Where are our heroes? Where are the Southeast commanders who constantly appear on TVs, who write books and put on airs, who slam civilians? It means that we have only been given an image. An empty image. (...) At the root of the problems in the TSK lies the facts that commanders were involved in the nation’s politics rather than their real jobs and that they spent the majority of their time dealing with domestic politics. The TSK legend is shattered, everybody is astonished Tuesday, September 6, 2011 MEHMET ALİ BİRAND www. hurriyet dailynews. com Former Chief of General Staff Gen. Işık Koşaner’s famous conversation posted in the Internet h