Prosecutors Interrogate 51 Turkish Officers (ap)

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2005 file photo, Turkey's Air Force commander Gen. Ibrahim Firtina, left, seen with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, Turkey. Turkish police detained about 50 military commanders Monday Feb. 22, 2010 for allegedly Several high-ranking members of Turkey's military — including Firtina and Navy Chief Adm. Ozden Ornek — were among those detained. The sweep highlighted the ongoing struggle between the secular establishment and the Islamic-oriented government — and left many wondering if the military no longer called the shots in a nation accustomed to viewing it as the pillar of the secular state.(AP Photo Photo/ File)AP – Prosecutors on Tuesday interrogated 51 Turkish military commanders, including former Air Force and Navy chiefs, over alleged plans to destabilize the country by blowing up mosques to trigger a coup and topple the Islamic-rooted government.

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