Turkey faced a political crisis on Saturday as the Islamist-rooted government clashed with the army over a threat of military action to defend the country's secular regime.
The pro-Islamic government on Saturday rejected a stern warning from the military over Turkey's disputed presidential election, calling it unacceptable in a democracy.
The United States called on Saturday for Turkey's constitution to be respected but stopped short of criticising a statement by the military that voiced concern at the conduct of a presidential election.
The Turkish parliament is poised to elect a president of the country with roots in Islamist politics. This prompted Turkey's military to issue a statement of concern Friday night, noting the traditional role of the Turkish Armed Forces in defending the secular nature of the state.
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) -- The European Union warned Turkey's military on Saturday to stay out of politics after the General Staff said it was watching the parliamentary election of a new president with concern.
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Turkey, one of the world's largest exporters and among the world's top 20 economies, says that it wants to dramatically increase trade with Thailand and the 10 Asean countries over the next couple of years.
Turkey's Islamic-rooted government fired back at the military on Saturday saying an army statement expressing concern over presidential elections was not acceptable in a democracy.
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Turkey faced a political crisis Saturday as the Islamist-rooted government clashed with the army over the latter's threat of action to defend the country's secular regime.