24/07/2010 13:04
Turkish court orders arrest of 102 over coup plot
Turkey’s Court issued Friday an arrest warrant for 102 suspects, among them senior army commanders, charged over a plan to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government in an alleged coup plot, Anatolia news agency reported.
Among the 102 are retired Gen Dogan Cetin, former commander of Turkey's first army, former navy chief Adm Ozden Ornek and former air force commander Gen Halil Ibrahim Flirtina.
A total of 196 defendants will stand trial over the alleged coup plan; the court said the trial will begin on December 16 in the town of Silivri, near Istanbul.