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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s prime minister vowed Friday to put everyone who conspired against the country’s democracy on trial, as the number of military officers charged and jailed for allegedly plotting a 2003 coup against his Islamic-based government rose to 33.
The number includes seven admirals and six generals and it represents the largest-ever crackdown on Turkey’s military, which has ousted four civilian governments since 1960.
The military has wielded strong influence on politics for decades but has seen its powers dramatically curtailed by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government.
