Hardline nationalists go on trial in Turkey

The trial of 86 members of Ergenekon, a shadowy right-wing group accused of planning assassinations and bombings to trigger the overthrow of the AK Party government in Turkey, opened in October 2008.

ESO: Background information: Turkey indicts 86 over alleged coup plot http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-indicts-86-over-alleged-coup-plot/

BBC News, 20.10.08: Disarray at Turkish terror trial http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7679158.stm

France24, 20.10.08: Turkish court tries suspected coup plotters http://www.france24.com/en/20081020-turkey-tries-suspected-coup-plotters-ergenekon-trial&navi=MONDE

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