April 5, 2011

Note in Şık's book contradicts cronyism claims

Serkan Sağlam

The draft of a book written by journalist Ahmet Şık, who is currently under arrest as part of an investigation into Ergenekon -- a clandestine network charged with attempting to overthrow the government -- includes a note the prosecution says came from the administrators of the Ergenekon network.

The note seems to say Şık's allegations, that followers of the Gülen movement in positions of power in the police department favored fellow members to a great extent in order to put their own people in important positions in the police force, are based on a false report.