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Turkish police arrest 56 over alleged coup plot

March 10, 2009 04:14:00 PM

Turkish police on Tuesday arrested 56 people charged with plotting to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) , including two retired generals. They were arrested after the Istanbul prosecutor issued an indictment linking them...

March 6, 2009 02:51:00 PM

A Turkish court ordered the arrest of Cumhuriyet journalist Mustafa Balbay Thursday for his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . Balbay was arrested ...

January 22, 2009 03:16:00 PM

Turkish police on Thursday arrested approximately 30 more people, including eight army officers, nine policemen, and a union leader, in an investigation of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the ruling Justice and Development...

January 11, 2009 02:11:00 PM

Turkish police on Sunday arrested 12 more people and detained an additional 33 in an investigation of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . The arrests on Sunday follow...

January 8, 2009 03:33:00 PM

Turkish police on Wednesday arrested approximately 40 people, including three retired generals, in an investigation of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . Police searched the home...

December 17, 2008 03:23:00 PM

The Turkish Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a lawyer accused of killing a judge and merged the case with the trial of a right-wing group accused of plotting a coup. Alparslan Arslan was sentenced...

October 24, 2008 08:02:00 AM

The High Criminal Court in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday continued the trial of those accused of attempting to destabilize and overthrow the government of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . Turkish prosecutors have charged 86 people with...

October 20, 2008 02:38:00 PM

The High Criminal Court in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday began the trial of 86 defendants accused of attempting to destabilize and overthrow the country's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . The accused are...

July 14, 2008 08:25:00 AM

Turkish prosecutors indicted 86 alleged members of the secular Ergenekon group Monday for allegedly attempting to destabilize and overthrow the country's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) . The group is believed responsible for bombing the...

July 7, 2008 08:32:00 AM

Turkish police Sunday arrested former generals Sener Eruygur and Hursit Tolon, accusing them of plotting to overthrow the country's current regime. The country's majority Islamic Justice Development Party (AKP) has alleged...

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