The Ergenekon case has expanded beyond the judicial system and politics to deepen an already extant societal polarization triggered by the assumption of power by the Justice and Development Party. Vociferous debates on the investigation of an allegedly shadowy gang accused of planning to topple the government have not simply dominated political and media agendas, they have also ruined long-lasting friendships in quarrels unmatched since the 1980 coup.

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