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The “Balyoz” (“Sledgehammer”) coup plot trial finally reached a conclusion on Friday. Former members of Turkey’s top brass received hefty sentences of up to 20 years in prison, including ret. Gen. Çetin Doğan, ret. Adm. Özden Örnek and ret. Gen. İbrahim Fırtına.

Former 1st Army Commander Çetin Doğan was arrested on the Bodrum airport upon an arrest warrant related to the "Sledgehammer" coup plan trial. Chief of General Staff Başbuğ convoked a meeting after the court decided to issue a total of 102 arrests warrants.

According to Taraf newspaper, a plan to bring the country into disorder was worked out in 2003. Bombings of mosques during the Friday prayer, crashing a Turkish jet plane and warplanes flying over the parliament should lead to martial law and a coup.