CHP: "We're engaging in a democratic debate with the prime minister"

Responding to a General Staff statement blasting recent criticisms it said were directed at the military, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) yesterday denied it had been engaging in a debate with the military. "We're in a democratic debate facing off with the prime minister," said the statement. "It is not only the duty of politicians to keep the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) out of debates." Stressing that insults do not prove the rightness of one's cause, the statement added that on the contrary, insults point to injustice.