ANKARA - The Turkish General Staff denied some news reports which claimed, ''Turkish chief of General Staff gen. Hilmi Ozkok said, in a meeting with French Parliament Speaker Jean Louis Debre, that he believed they would fight more vigorously against fundamentalists within the EU''.
Releasing a statement on Wednesday, the General Staff said: ''During the said meeting, General Ozkok did not say 'I believe we will fight against fundamentalist circles more effectively within the EU' and he did not talk about pressures in the army regarding daily prayers.''