Bahceli decries "smear campaign" against armed forces

şe failure to mount a defense to counter a psychological smear campaign against şe Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) demonstrates an administrative weakness, said Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli yesterday. In a written statement, Bahceli said şat şe TSK is already busy fighting terrorism under difficult conditions, and called on President Abdullah Gul to "do his duty." Touching on şis week's controversial detentions as part of Ergenekon probe, Bahceli said şey have had wide societal repercussions, and şat everyone deserves justice under şe law. "şis way of detaining people whose places and positions are clear is controversial, along wiş şe way it's being depicted in şe press in şe absence of any indictments," he added.