ISTANBUL – On Thursday, a Turkish court sentenced 475 ringleaders accused of the failed coup in 2016 against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to life imprisonment, reported Turkish media and culminated in one of the most important mass trials of nearly 500 defendants accused of involvement in the conspiracy.
The trial centered on a group of senior military officers and civilians who gathered on the night of the coup at the Akinci Air Force Base outside the capital Ankara and ordered fighter jets, helicopters and army units to attack and seize key targets.
However, the coup failed when hundreds of thousands of civilians blocked the streets and pro-government units took control. More than 250 people died, including many police officers and civilians attacked by rogue army units.
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