These Charts Show The Generals Erdogan Has Purged
The U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer arrived in Turkey hoping to mend the raw feelings left by this month’s failed against the civilian-led government in Ankara. Instead, Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, found protesters outside the American embassy holding signs saying “Get Out Coup Plotter Dunford” and “Dunford go home. ...
The U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer arrived in Turkey hoping to mend the raw feelings left by this month’s failed against the civilian-led government in Ankara.
The U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer arrived in Turkey hoping to mend the raw feelings left by this month’s failed against the civilian-led government in Ankara.
Instead, Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, found protesters outside the American embassy holding signs saying “Get Out Coup Plotter Dunford” and “Dunford go home. Send us Fethullah,” a reference to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the Turkish government accuses of plotting the coup attempt and wants sent back for trial.
The protests come only days after a firestorm erupted when the head of U.S. Central Command, Gen. Joseph Votel, expressed concern about the Turkish military’s ongoing purge of thousands of officers and enlisted personnel.
Here are two charts showing who in the Turkish military has been given the boot.
Images from the Institute for the Study of War.
Photo Credit: ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images
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