
Turkey’s ruling AK Party has been accused of subverting the country’s secular government. The Turkish constitutional court is expected to rule on whether the party should be shut down and its leaders banned from national politics. Also, prosecutors in Turkey have indicted 86 people from Ergenekon, a mysterious nationalist group, over an alleged coup.
In a major court case, Turkey’s ruling AK Party has been accused of subverting the country’s secular government. The Turkish constitutional court is expected to rule in a few weeks’ time on whether the party should be shut down and its leaders banned from national politics. Also, prosecutors in Turkey have indicted 86 people from Ergenekon, a mysterious nationalist group, over an alleged coup. Many are still at large. Guest: Bulent Aliriza, Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and director of CSIS’s Turkey Project.