Turkey's police detained dozens of people in simultaneous raids Wednesday, widening a probe into an alleged plot by secularists to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government.
Deniz Baykal, the leader of the country's main opposition party, accused Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government of a "political vendetta" against retired generals, judicial authorities and others whom he said stood in opposition to the government.
"The detentions have turned into a revenge campaign," Baykal said. "These are respected people who defended the secular republic."
Baykal's harsh reaction underlined a widening divide between …
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