Turkey detains 10 retired Admirals over statement on Straits Treaty

Turkey on April 5 detained 10 retired admirals after 104 of them signed a letter over remarks made by Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop on the Montreux Convention. The Ankara chief public prosecutor’s office said arrest warrants have been issued for the 10. Prosecutors also ordered four other suspects to report to Ankara police within three days, opting not to detain them because of their age. The declaration has drawn strong reactions from the government and officials. The Turkish Armed Forces cannot be used as a vehicle for ambitions of a person or persons who do not have any duties and…