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Nine retired and active military personnel, including retired General Yildirim Turker, were arrested on April 25 by an Ankara court in connection with the 1997 military coup. This follows efforts by the government earlier in the month to put two surviving leaders of a 1980 coup on trial. A larger number of military officers also remain on trial concerning more recent coup conspiracies against the AKP administration. The recent moves against the military establishment can be viewed as continuing attempts by the government to weaken the power and influence of secular institutions in