ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused 104 retired admirals of "hinting at a political coup" by criticising his plans for a new canal linking the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.
"The duty of retired admirals -- 104 of whom come together -- is not to publish declarations that hint at a political coup," Erdogan said. Officials last month approved a project to develop a new 45-kilometre shipping lane comparable to the Panama or Suez canals but it has raised questions over Turkey's commitment to the Montreux Convention.
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