Turkish court jails hundreds for life over 2016 coup plot
Nearly 300,000 have been detained over links to US-based cleric, accused of having a role
26 November 2020 - 18:20
Ankara — A Turkish court sentenced leaders of a 2016 attempted coup to life in jail on Thursday, convicting hundreds of army officers, pilots and civilians over a failed bid to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directed from an airbase near the capital Ankara.
More than 250 people were killed in the July 15 2016 coup attempt when rogue soldiers commandeered fighter jets, helicopters and tanks to take control of institutions and overthrow Erdogan's government...
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