"Trial or witch hunt? Ergenekon plot thickens
The trial of alleged plotters in a coup to overthrow the government has again stirred talk of a 'deep state' with designs on power.
By Nichole Sobecki
ISTANBUL — Over a year-and-a-half into what many have called the case of the century, the Ergenekon conspiracy investigation continues to enthrall, and divide, Turkish society.
The trial, which began last October, involves 86 defendants being indicted over their alleged membership in a clandestine terrorist organization called Ergenekon. The group is charged with fomenting chaos and instability through terror attacks and assassinations, for the purpose of triggering a coup and bringing down the Islamist-rooted ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)."
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