Taraf: In a front-page article yesterday, the daily reported that some members of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) had asked Chief of General Staff Gen. İlker Başbuğ to remove the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) personnel who prepared a plot to destroy the government from their posts. Indicating that his party launched a criminal compliant regarding the plot, AK Party group Deputy Chairman Bekir Bozdağ recalled that Başbuğ promised that he would take the necessary action if the plot turned out to be authentic, so he should take action without losing time. Bozdağ also voiced annoyance over arguments about who leaked the document, saying: “There is no place for such questions in a state of law. There is a constitutional crime in question. Those responsible for this should absolutely give an account of their actions.” Radikal: Iran’s nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, the daily reported in a front-page article yesterday, quoting remarks from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was in Tehran for an official visit on Tuesday. Discussing Iran’s disputed nuclear program with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Erdoğan said: “Iran’s [nuclear program] is nuclear energy work; it is for humanitarian and peaceful purposes.”
Star: The discovery of the original military plot to destroy the government has led many to call on the TSK to clear this stain on its image, the daily reported in the headline of its main story yesterday. Many journalist and nongovernmental organizations have called on the TSK to stop meddling in politics and to take care of its own duties, the daily said.
