ANKARA – Turkish authorities detained 10 former admirals on Monday after a group of more than 100 retired top navy officers issued a midnight statement that government officials tied to Turkey’s history of military coups.
The retired admirals were detained as part of an investigation over suspicions that they reached “an agreement with the aim of committing a crime against the security of the state and the constitutional order,” Anadolu Agency reported.
Four others were not detained because of advanced ages but will report to the authorities within three days.
A total of 103 retired admirals signed the statement declaring their commitment to an international treaty that regulates shipping through the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, which link the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. The 14 suspects are believed to have organized the declaration.(AP)
