Meeting held to discuss Turkey's alleged coup plot
Turkey@@@s leaders met with the country@@@s military chief on Thursday to discuss the government@@@s unprecedented crackdown on high-ranking officers accused of plotting to topple the country@@@s Islamic-rooted government.The rare three-way meeting by President Abdullah Gul; Gen. Ilker Basbug, the military chief; and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace apparently was called to discuss tensions caused by the crackdown.As they met, a Turkish court formally charged eight more military officers of plotting to topple the government, increasing the number of officers who have been charged and jailed to 20 — including five admirals and three generals.Police also escorted several other officers — including former chiefs of the navy and air force and the ex-deputy chief of the military — to the court house for questioning on Thursday.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM