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Last update - 13:14 14/07/2008 Alleged coup plotters in Turkey to face trial on terrorism charges By DPA Tags: Turkey Eighty-six staunch secularists are to be tried on terrorism-related charges after a year-long investigation into an alleged plot to destabilize Turkey and create the conditions for the military to carry out a coup to depose the moderate Islamist government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. U Advertisement nveiling a 2,455-page indictment Monday, Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin told reporters that charges against the so-called "Ergenekon" gang included forming, helping or being a member of a terrorist group. Engin said the investigation was launched over a year ago with the seizure of a number of grenades, some of which from the same batch had been used in an attack on the Istanbul offices of Cumhuriyet newspaper. However, the indictment does not include charges against two retired generals, the head of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce and the Ankara bureau chief of Cumhuriyet newspaper who were all arrested last month. Engin said an extra indictment would be released once a full investigation into the new arrests was made. The Ergenekon investigation has gripped the Turkish media in the last month with newspaper claims that the group of staunch nationalists and secularists had planned a wave of violence against state institutions in order to create the conditions necessary for the military to step in and overthrow the government. Engin on Monday said "Ergenkon," which refers to a mythical Turkish homeland in central Asia, was the name that members of the group gave themselves. He said that the original attacks on Cumhuyiet newspaper, itself a fierce critic of the government, and a gun attack on the Court of Appeals last year were part of the operations of the group. Opposition figures have accused the government of organizing the arrests last month to take attention away from a court case aimed at banning the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) which is accused of attempting to undermine the secular state and trying to implement Sharia (Islamic) law. Related articles: At least six killed in shootout at U.S. consulate in Istanbul Report: Turkey and Syria consider joint nuclear energy project (2006) PM got Erdogan's help, softened up Bush, and sent in Turbowicz Bookmark to del.icio.us   History undersea Israeli lifeguard stumbles upon ancient relic during morning swim. Elections, Hebrew style U.S. presidential hopefuls use Hebrew to woo the Jewish community.   1.   Criminal undemocratic Turkey would not tolerate freedom of speech 15:38  |  Genuine Tosefta 14/07/08   2.   Brilliantly marching towards Islamism 08:55  |  candida 15/07/08

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