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2011-03-08 The Grand Turk

[Bangla Daily Star] A Turkish court has charged four journalists and a writer with involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow the country's government, a day after two prominent news hounds were jugged pending trial.

Yalcin Kucuk, a staunch critic of the ruling administration, was charged and jugged yesterday along with four journalists from the anti-government Odatv website. All five were charged with membership of a terrorist group and stirring hatred.

On Sunday Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik, two leading investigative journalists who have written books about secret activities within the state, were also charged and jugged on similar allegations.

The charges came a week after the group of seven were jugged following police raids on their homes.

Turkey's government is conducting a lengthy investigation into the ultra-nationalist Ergenekon group, which is accused of plotting to overthrow the adminstration of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, by planning attacks in order to provoke a military coup.

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