Grieving father sparks debate over Turkish trial
Thomas Seibert
Nov 15, 2012
ISTANBUL // A cancer-stricken man crying over the coffin of his son has reignited a debate about the fairness of the biggest trial in Turkey's history.
The man, Fatih Hilmioglu, a professor of medicine, is one of more than 300 suspects standing trial for membership in a right-wing network called Ergenekon that prosecutors say plotted to bring down the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister.
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