"Post-modern coup" trial begins for Turkish generals

  • 11 years ago
A trial has begun for the first of more than 100 senior Turkish army officers over their alleged role in ousting Turkey's first Islamist-led government 16 years ago.

The events were dubbed the "post-modern coup" as the generals used pressure behind the scenes to force prime minister Necmettin Erbakan from power.
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