Photo: Gen Basbug has ordered investigations into the allegedly leaked documents.Turkey General Dismisses Coup Plot Allegations -- BBC
The head of Turkey's armed forces has responded angrily to a newspaper report accusing the military of plotting to overthrow the government.
Gen Ilker Basbug delivered a televised address in which he warned that the military's patience over a stream of allegations had limits.
He insisted coups were a thing of the past, and that power should only change hands through democratic means.
Turkey has experienced three military coups in its recent history.
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Top General Furious Over Coup Claims, Sends Messages to Government -- Turkish Weekly
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