Military Coup 1980

In a showcase trial aimed at ending the military's interference in Turkish politics for good, a court on Wednesday convicted the only two surviving leaders of the country's 1980 military coup of crimes against the state and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

Former Turkish president Kenan Evren and ex-Air Force commander Tahsin Sahinkaya were sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for their roles in a military coup in 1980, state broadcaster TRT said.

In a showcase trial aimed at ending the military's interference in Turkish politics for good, a court on Wednesday convicted the only two surviving leaders of the country's 1980 military coup of crimes against the state and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

Former Turkish president Kenan Evren and ex-Air Force commander Tahsin Sahinkaya were sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for their roles in a military coup in 1980, state broadcaster TRT said.