Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Turkey sentenced dozens to life terms over the 2016 failed Coup,Erdogan’s government executed it,in the association of Putin controlled Russia.
Turkey sentenced dozens to life terms over the 2016 failed Coup,Erdogan’s government executed it,in the association of Putin controlled Russia.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court sentenced dozens of people, including former soldiers attached to the presidential guard regiment, to life imprisonment on Wednesday over their involvement in the 2016 failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
(1 of 11) Soldiers stand at the entrance as people wait outside a courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016.
(2 of 11) A soldier stands in guard with a jammer system as people wait outside a courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016.
(3 of 11) A police officer checks IDs as people enter a courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016.
(4 of 11) Bulent Okurcan, a military police officer stands with his 7-year-old Belgian wolf, Ihbar, as people wait outside a courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016.
(5 of 11) A Turkish soldier stands outside a courthouse prior to the start of the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026.
(6 of 11) People wait outside a courthouse prior to the start of the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026.
(7 of 11) Police officer checks IDs as people enter a courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026.
(8 of 11) Bulent Okurcan, a military police officer stands with his 7-year-old Belgian wolf, Ihbar, as people wait outside a courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026.
(9 of 11) Riot police officers enter courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026.
(10 of 11) People wait outside a courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026.
(11 of 11) Soldiers stand in guard as people wait outside a courthouse before the trial of 497 defendants, in Sincan, outside the capital Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026. The court was expected to deliver a verdict in their trial for involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2026.
April 07, 2021
A total of 497 defendants had been on trial since 2017 for attempting to seize the military headquarters in Ankara, occupying the headquarters of the state broadcaster TRT, and for forcing a television broadcaster to read out a statement on behalf of the coup-plotters.
The massive trial was one of hundreds of trials against suspected members of a network led by U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating the failed attempt. Gulen, a former Erdogan ally, denies the accusation.
The court in the outskirts of Ankara sentenced 38 defendants to life, including six who received aggravated life terms without the possibility of parole, Anadolu reported. Among those sentenced to the aggravated life term is a former lieutenant colonel who forced the anchorwoman to read the statement, a former colonel accused of giving the order for the takeover of the TRT building and a former major who led a team that attempted to take over the military headquarters, the agency said.
The court also sentenced one person to 61 years in prison while 106 defendants received terms ranging from six to 16 years. Other defendants were either acquitted or were not given prison terms, Anadolu said.
On July 15, 2016, factions within the Turkish military used tanks, warplanes and helicopters in an attempt to overthrow Erdogan. Fighter jets bombed parliament and other spots in Turkey’s capital. Heeding a call by the president, thousands took to the streets to stop the coup.
A total of 251 people were killed and around 2,200 others were wounded. Around 35 alleged coup plotters were also killed. The government has designated Gulen’s network a terrorist group, another claim he denies. He lives in the United States.
This story corrects the number defendants given life terms to 38.
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