Friday, December 17, 2010

TURKEY: Coup trial seen as vital to 'normalization' of military's relationship to government

"TURKEY: Coup trial seen as vital to 'normalization' of military's relationship to government
December 17, 2010 | 10:42 am

Nearly 200 mostly military personnel accused of plotting to bomb mosques and assassinate journalists as part of a plan to overthrow the government went on trial Thursday in Istanbul in a milestone case many observers have characterized as a key step in the process to demilitarize Turkish politics."

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