Turkey: 486 suspected conspirators in failed coup attempt arrive at courthouse


Hundreds of suspects, accused of conspiring in the July 2016 Turkey coup-attempt arrived at a purpose-built courtroom outside Ankara, Tuesday.

They are standing trial on numerous charges, including murder, violating Turkey’s constitution, conspiring to overthrow the government and conspiring to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They are accused of running their operations from the Akinci air base, which the government alleges was their headquarters.