Fethullah Gulen to face trial in Turkey

31 January,2017 09:14 AM IST |   |  Agencies

Turkey yesterday opened the biggest trial yet over the failed July coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, trying 270 suspects including, in absentia, the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gulen


Ankara: Turkey yesterday opened the biggest trial yet over the failed July coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, trying 270 suspects including, in absentia, the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gulen.

The "number one" suspect is US-based Islamic preacher Gulen, who is charged with ordering the failed coup.

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