Turkey’s Former Chief Of Staff Under Questioning Over His Role In Toppling Former Gov’t In 1997

Turks wave national flags and his posters as Ismail Hakki Karadayi, Turkey’s former Chief of Staff, arrives at a courthouse in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. A prosecutor on Thursday began questioning Karadayi over his role in the ousting of an Islamic-led coalition government in 1997. Police escorted Karadayi, 80, from his Istanbul residence to the capital, Ankara, to give testimony to the prosecutor who is leading an investigation into a military campaign in 1997 that forced the resignation of former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan.

Turks wave national flags and posters of Ismail Hakki Karadayi, Turkey’s former Chief of Staff, as Karadayi arrives at a courthouse in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. <AP/NEWSis>