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SILIVRI, Turkey — One of the most sensational public trials in Turkish history began Monday as a court started hearing a case against 86 people — among them retired army generals, journalists and a former university rector — charged with assassinations, bomb attacks and trying to topple the government.
The focus of the case is a secret, ultra-nationalist group that prosecutors say used violence to try to create chaos in society and weaken public support for the government in order to pave the way for a coup.
