ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's number-two naval commander said he had resigned in protest over the "shameful" jailing of hundreds of colleagues on coup plot charges, fearing he would be the next victim.
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government has detained several hundred serving and retired officers over the past few years, including as much as one fifth of Turkey's top military chiefs, on charges of conspiring to overthrow the government.
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