{"id":30322,"date":"2012-12-14T18:17:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T16:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=30322"},"modified":"2012-12-14T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T16:17:10","slug":"turkeys-coup-plot-trial-the-end-after-almost-five-years-in-istanbul-with-protests-ergenekon-trial-news-protesters-clash-with-police-video-30322","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/turkeys-coup-plot-trial-the-end-after-almost-five-years-in-istanbul-with-protests-ergenekon-trial-news-protesters-clash-with-police-video-30322\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey&#8217;s Coup-plot trial the end after almost five years in Istanbul with protests \/ Ergenekon Trial News, Protesters clash with police video"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_30194\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30194\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30194\" title=\"ergenekon-trial-turkey-coup-nationalturk-0455\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ergenekon-trial-turkey-coup-nationalturk-0455.jpg\" alt=\"Ergenekon trial will leave a big scar on Turkey's feeble democracy\" width=\"610\" height=\"333\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ergenekon trial will leave a big scar on Turkey&#39;s feeble democracy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>The prolonged Ergenekon trial, which has left an indelible mark on Turkey over the last four years, will mark a milestone as the prosecutor gave his closing statements regarding at the trial\u2019s 270th hearing in Silivri, Istanbul. Police Protesters Clash Video<\/h1>\n<p>Istanbul \/ NationalTurk &#8211; Clashes occurred between protesters and Turkish police and gendarmerie\u00a0in front of the court, as thousands gathered in Silivri today for the critical 270th hearing of the Ergenekon trial.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition groups led by the main opposition the Republican People\u2019s Party (CHP) in Turkey have planned to hold a major rally in front of the Silivri courthouse where the Ergenekon case has been tried.<\/p>\n<p>The case turned ugly on Jan 6, 2012, when retired Turkish Chief of Staff, \u0130lker Ba\u015fbu\u011f, was arrested on charges of &#8216;attempting to overthrow the Islamist-oriented government through use of force &#8216;and &#8216; leading a criminal organization.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>\u0130lker Ba\u015fbu\u011f refused to file a plea in court and did not attend any of the Ergenekon trials from then on except when another the Former Chief of General Staff Ret. Gen. Hilmi \u00d6zk\u00f6k gave his testimony.<\/p>\n<p>The would-be plotting group is named after Ergenekon, a mythical place located in the inaccessible valleys of the Altay Mountains in the Middle Asia, where Turks are originated from.<\/p>\n<p>The Ergenekon legend telling the myth of Pagan Turks is thus now forever tainted with this trial, named while an Islam-oriented government is at helm !<\/p>\n<h2>Protesters clash with police ! video<\/h2>\n[media id=1942 width=610 height=340]\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #f00;\">Error, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 9)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prolonged Ergenekon trial, which has left an indelible mark on Turkey over the last four years, will mark a milestone as the prosecutor gave his closing statements regarding at the trial\u2019s 270th hearing in Silivri, Istanbul. 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