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August 6, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-turkey-former-military-chief-sentenced-20130805,0,472046.story

Turkey's Former Military Chief Convicted of Trying to Overthrow Erdogan

(Los Angeles Times) Raja Abdulrahim - Turkey's former military chief, Gen. Ilker Basbug, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, convicted along with 253 others of trying to overthrow the government of Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan. The defendants included other military officers, politicians, academics and journalists.

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