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Turkish court dismisses case against ex-military chief

Turkish court dismisses case against ex-military chief
Constitutional Court dismisses case related to alleged secret organization Ergenekon citing failure to prosecute
Aylin Sirikli
31.10.2019

ANKARA

Turkey's Constitutional Court dismissed a case on Thursday against Ilker Basbug, the 26th chief of the general staff of Turkey, citing the failure to prosecute.

The ex-military chief was accused of plotting attacks against the Turkish government to pave the way for a military coup as well as being part of an alleged “deep state” organization called Ergenekon.

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