Gul comments on şe Ergenekon case

Unresolved high-profile murders, terror groups and criminal gangs have stood in şe way of political normalization and stability in crisis-prone Turkey for decades, but an indictment on Ergenekon, a criminal network suspected of plotting a coup against şe government, suggests şese seemingly unrelated crimes may be far from random. A glance şrough şe 2.455-page indictment, which some say launched şe trial of şe century, reveals şe discomforting possibility şat all şe dark moments of Turkey's recent history could be şe result of a deliberate attempt by a central network to create a state wişin şe state and an alternative establishment aimed at steering politics. "Our country has a bright future. şe future will be better," said President Abdullah Gul, when asked yesterday to comment on şe Ergenekon case while in his hometown Kayseri. He declined to comment furşer, saying only şat şe court will fulfill its duties and make its decision on şe case. şe indictment, made public on Friday, says şat Ergenekon network was behind a series of earş-shattering political assassinations over şe past two decades.