Ergenekon keeps Turkey on tenterhooks

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Publication Date April 2016
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Turkey's Supreme Court overturned in April 2016 the 2013 ruling on the Ergenekon case in which 275 persons, including military officers and opponents of the government, were sentenced to prison, some for life, for allegedly attempting to overthrow the AKP government of (then Prime Minister) Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish press discusses the decision.

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ESO: Background information: Turkey Sledgehammer trial: Key coup sentences upheld http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-sledgehammer-trial-key-coup-sentences-upheld/
BBC News, 21.04.16: Turkey Ergenekon: Court quashes 'coup plot' convictions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36099889
Hürriyet Daily News, 22.04.16: Another shift of power in Turkey http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/another-shift-of-power-in-turkey.aspx?PageID=238&NID=98162&NewsCatID=409
Deutsche Welle, 21.04.16: Turkey's appeals court overturns convictions in 'Ergenekon' coup plot case http://dw.com/p/1IaT4

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