Around 200 serving and retired Turkish officers have gone on trial charged with plotting to topple the Islamist-rooted government in a military coup.
The accused are answering charges that they planned to overthrow the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government "by force" in a conspiracy known as "Sledgehammer."
They include former chiefs of the air force as well as dozens of generals and admirals.
The trial started in a huge courtroom inside a prison complex in Silivri, a town near Istanbul, with a judge confirming the identities of the suspects.
The 196 suspects face jail sentences of between 15 and 20 years if convicted.
compiled from agency reports
The accused are answering charges that they planned to overthrow the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government "by force" in a conspiracy known as "Sledgehammer."
They include former chiefs of the air force as well as dozens of generals and admirals.
The trial started in a huge courtroom inside a prison complex in Silivri, a town near Istanbul, with a judge confirming the identities of the suspects.
The 196 suspects face jail sentences of between 15 and 20 years if convicted.
compiled from agency reports
