Was there such polarization seen in Italy like there is now in Turkey when Gladio was being investigated?
There was. While the prime minister was supporting the investigation, the president wanted to end it. Polarization happens and it can happen anywhere, because Gladio was supported by elements in the state. All of a sudden you have a state versus state situation; it is very difficult. There was an arduous fight against the Gladio formation in Italy. And we are in the middle of that fight in Turkey, too. But in Turkey we have a legal case and there are other fights going on. What are those fights about? If you defend the idea that the Ergenekon investigation should be carried out to the end, you are considered an AK Party supporter. If you defend the opposite, then you are considered from the “other” side. This happens only in immature democracies. Sometimes politicians or irresponsible approaches in the media feed into those ideas. For example, it is not right for an opposition party leader to say that he is the “attorney” of the Ergenekon detainees and, on the other hand, the prime min
