Alleged Turkey coup plotters go on trial

The trial of nearly 200 military personnel on charges of plotting a 2003 coup opened just outside of Istanbul on the 16 December 2010

Deutsche Welle, 16.12.10: Sledgehammer coup trial opens in Turkey http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6346075,00.html

BBC News, 16.12.10: Turkey tries army officers over Sledgehammer 'plot' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12006352

France24, 16.12.10: In direct challenge to military, Turkey tries officers for attempted coup http://www.france24.com/en/20101216-turkey-plans-officers-trial-attempted-violence-against-mosques-istanbul-ankara-coup-erdogan

ESO: Background information: Turkey and military reach deal over officers http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey%e2%80%89and%e2%80%89military%e2%80%89reach%e2%80%89deal%e2%80%89over%e2%80%89officers/

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