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Ergenekon is the name given to an alleged clandestine, secularist ultra-nationalist〔(State connections to murder of journalist Hrant Dink being ignored, warns BIANET, IPS Communication Foundation (BIANET), 2008 )〕 organization in Turkey with possible ties to members of the country's military and security forces. The would-be group, named after Ergenekon, a mythical place located in the inaccessible valleys of the Altay Mountains, is accused of terrorism in Turkey.〔(Ergenekon- Guide to Ergekon, Accused of Terrorism in Turkey, by Amy Zalman, About.com )〕 Ergenekon is by some believed to be part of the "deep state". The existence of the "deep state" was affirmed in Turkish opinion after the Susurluk scandal in 1996. Alleged members have been indicted on charges of plotting to foment unrest, among other things by assassinating intellectuals, politicians, judges, military staff, and religious leaders, with the ultimate goal of toppling the incumbent government. Ergenekon's ''modus operandi'' has been compared to Operation Gladio's Turkish branch, the Counter-Guerrilla. By April 2011, over 500 people had been taken into custody and nearly 300 formally charged with membership of what prosecutors described as "the Ergenekon terrorist organization", which they claimed had been responsible for virtually every act of political violence—and controlled every militant group—in Turkey over the last 30 years.〔Gareth Jenkins (THE FADING MASQUERADE: ERGENEKON AND THE POLITICS OF JUSTICE IN TURKEY ), in Turkey Analyst, Vol. 4 No. 7 of 4 April 2011; accessed on 18 April 2011〕 As of 2015 most of the people accused of such crimes has been acquitted, the executors of trials proved to be linked Gülen Movement and charged with plotting against Turkish Army.〔http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/former-chief-of-general-staff-says-bush-administration-supported-plot-against-turkish-army.aspx?PageID=238&NID=89527&NewsCatID=509〕 ==Overview== An organization named "Ergenekon" has been talked about since the Susurluk scandal, which exposed a similar gang. However, it is said that Ergenekon has undergone serious changes since then. The first person to publicly talk about the organization was retired naval officer Erol Mütercimler, who spoke of such an organization in 1997. Mütercimler said he heard of the original organization's existence from retired general Memduh Ünlütürk, who was involved in the anti-communist Ziverbey interrogations following the 1971 coup. Major general Ünlütürk told Mütercimler that Ergenekon was founded with the support of the CIA and the Pentagon. Mütercimler was detained during the Ergenekon investigation for questioning before being released.〔 Mütercimler and others, however, draw a distinction between the Ergenekon of today and the original one, which they equate with the Counter-Guerrilla; Operation Gladio's Turkish branch. Today's Ergenekon is said to be a "splinter" off the old one. The person whose testimony contributed most to the indictment, Tuncay Güney, described Ergenekon as a junta related to the Turkish Resistance Organization ((トルコ語:Türk Mukavemet Teşkilatı), TMT) operating in North Cyprus; the TMT was established by founding members of the Counter-Guerrilla. Former North Cyprus President Rauf Denktaş denied any connection of the TMT to Ergenekon. Another position is that while some of the suspects may be guilty of something, there is no organization to which they are all party, and that the only thing they have in common is opposition to the AKP. There is evidence to suggest that some – but only some – of the defendants named in the indictments have been engaged in illegal activity and that others – again far from all – hold eccentric or distasteful political opinions and worldviews.〔Gareth Jenkins, (Between Fact and Fantasy: Turkey's Ergenekon Investigation ) (Silk Road Studies, August 2009); accessed on 16 May 2011〕 There are also allegations that Ergenekon's agenda is in line with the policies of the National Security Council, elaborated in the top-secret "Red Book" (the National Security Policy Document). Based on documents prepared by one of the prosecutors, an article in Sabah says that the alleged organization consists of six cells with the following personnel:〔 * Secret and civil cells liaisons: Veli Küçük and Muzaffer Tekin * Lobbyists: M. Zekeriya Öztürk, Kemal Kerinçsiz, İsmail Yıldız, and Erkut Ersoy * NGO head: Sevgi Erenerol, Kemal Kerinçsiz (assistant) * Theory, Propaganda, and Disinformation Department head: Doğu Perinçek * Mafia structuring head: Veli Küçük, Muzaffer Tekin (assistant) * Underground contacts: Ali Yasak, Sami Hoştan, Semih Tufan Gülaltay, and Sedat Peker * Terrorist organizations heads: Veli Küçük and Doğu Perinçek * University structuring: Kemal Yalçın Alemdaroğlu, Emin Gürses, Habib Ümit Sayın * Research and information gathering head: Mehmet Zekeriya Öztürk * Judicial branch heads: Kemal Kerinçsiz, Fuat Turgut, and Nusret Senem Of those, the structure of only the "Theory" department had been revealed as of September 2008. Some have called Veli Küçük the leader in the organization. Şamil Tayyar of the ''Star'' daily says that Küçük is not "even among the top ten". MİT reportedly informed the prosecutor about the identity of the "number one" in the organization, but this will not be made public. In most cases the name is shown as having derived from the Ergenekon myth; a place in Eurasia of mythological significance, esp. among nationalists (see Agartha). The legend was vigorously promulgated during the early years of the Turkish Republic as Atatürk sought to create a nation state in which national consciousness rather than religion served as the primary determinant of identity.〔 With the growing number of detentions and subsequent court cases (see: Ergenekon (trials)) not many people still really understand what is happening.〔Joost Lagendijk: (Ergenekon, gut feelings and facts (1) ) Hürriyet Daily News of 5 January 2010; accessed on 16 May 2011〕 (also see chapter: Debate on Ergenekon) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ergenekon (organization)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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