Turkish prosecutors start questioning former chiefs of the army, air and naval forces over an alleged role in plots to launch a military coup in the country.
The questioning of former Army Chief Gen. Aytac Yalman, Air Force Chief Gen. Ibrahim Firtina and Navy Chief Adm. Ozden Ornek began at the Istanbul courthouse in Besiktas on Saturday, Hurriyet newspaper reported.
The probe is expected to shed light on abandoned coup plots in the country.
Some charges are based on excerpts from a diary published in 2005 that is said to belong to Ornek.
The diary talks about coup plans that were abandoned, partly because of a lack of support from other commanders.
Alleged links between the military commanders and the Ergenekon gang will be reviewed during the trial.
The group planned to pave the way for a military coup in Turkey through causing unrest in the country.
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