Turkey detains 10 retired admirals who defended maritime accord
TURKEY has detained 10 retired admirals for signing a statement in support of an 85-year-old maritime accord, accusing them of conspiring against the constitutional order, according to the state-owned Anadolu news agency. Officials said their declaration on the Montreux Convention, signed by more than a hundred former high-ranking navy personnel, was a direct challenge to civilian government and evoked past army interventions. Turkey's military staged three coups between 1960-1980 and pressured the first Islamist-led government out of power in 1997. The admirals are suspected of conspiring against state security and constitutional order, news website Haberturk said. Anadolu said four other…