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UPDATED ON: [IMG] Saturday, February 27, 2010 02:37 Mecca time, 23:37 GMT VIDEO News Europe IFrame FRONT PAGE More charged over 'plot' in Turkey Africa Turkey's president, prime minister and army chief ARTICLE TOOLS Americas have held talks over the plot trial [EPA] Email Email Asia-Pacific Article article A Turkish court has charged two retired generals Print Print CENTRAL/S. over an alleged plan to overthrow the Article article ASIA government, bringing the total number of officers Send Send Europe jailed over the affair so far to 33. Feedback feedback Middle East Share Share Cetin Dogan, former head of the First Army, and article article Focus Engin Alan, former head of the army's special Blogs forces, were both ordered to be remaded in custody Top News Business pending trial. Sport Greek Programmes Earlier on Friday a court charged 11 more soldiers demonstrations Weather for suspected involvement in the alleged coup plot. turn deadly Your Views Search Local media said those detained on Friday included BP seals off Arabic nine serving officers, among them two admirals, and first Gulf oil About us two retired soldiers, including a general. leak In a separate development on Friday a further 18 Iraqiya: Shia soldiers were detained over the plot, in the second alliance made in wave of arrests after 49 military officers were Iran taken in on Tuesday. Euro dips over The action over the alleged plot, known as Operation contagion Sledgehammer, has seen Turkey's largest-ever worries crackdown on the military. US suspect Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, said 'admits' to NY on Friday that no one should consider themselves bomb plot "above the law", in what was seen as a warning to the army. EUROPE News "Those who make plans behind closed doors to crush Greek the people's will must see that from now on they demonstrations will face justice," he told a gathering of his turn deadly Justice and Development Party (AKP). Airports close "No one is above law, no one has impunity," he said. due to ash risk Senior figures released UK leaders in final push for The latest developments come as Turkish prosecutors votes prepare to question Cetin Dogan, a retired four-star general accused of leading the purported 2003 plan France to return to topple the government. Maori heads It follows a decision late on Thursday to release Italy fines the three most senior figures questioned so far - Muslim woman Ozden Ornek, an ex-navy chief, Ibrahim Furtina, a over veil former air force commander and Ergin Saygun, the former number two of the general staff. Most Emailed The Future of A prosecutor handling the probe said Ozden and Palestine Firtina were released because there was no risk they Indian 'holy would flee. Saygun was ordered to regularly report man' perplexes to police. doctors European Jews in depth decry Israel Timeline: Evolution of Turkey's 'deep state' policies Documentation: 'Sledgehammer plot' 'Stupid' law or Documentation: 'Cage plot' 'soul' of the Analysis: Trial exposes Turkey's secret US? operations US firm recalls children's drugs The trio walked free following crisis talks in Ankara between Erdogan, Abdullah Gul, Turkey's president and Ilker Basbug, Turkey's army chief. The leaders sought to ease tensions between the government and the military over the investigation, saying that the "problems will be resolved within the constitutional order". "The public must be assured that matters will be handled in line with the law and everyone should act responsibly not to damage institutions," Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister, Abdullah Gul, the president and General Ilker Basbug said in a joint statement. Anita McNaught, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Istanbul, said despite the talks questions still remain over whether the army will co-operate with the investigation. "What everyone has been saying from the moment this started is 'what will the army put up with? "The army is known for being able to draw a stern line in Turkey when it feels it needs to. There are a number of areas in which the Turkish army might object, might object to the jurisdiction of the Turkish courts for example." "Only recently serving members of the military did not get tried in civilian courts - now that process is evolving," she said. Separate plots Operation Sledgehammer is said to have been drawn up and discussed in 2003 within the Istanbul-based First Army, shortly after the Justice and Development (AK) party came to power. It was not known whether the suspects made any move to activate the plan, first reported in January by the Taraf newspaper. The arrests have fuelled political strains and unsettled financial markets in the country, adding to tensions generated by a clash between the ruling AK Party and the secularist army and judiciary. The suspects have reportedly denied the allegations, which include plotting to blow up mosques and kill some non-Muslim figures to foment chaos and trigger a military takeover. Other senior military officers have been indicted on charges of planning a separate plot by a far-right group known as "Ergenekon" to overthrow the government. The army has regarded itself as the guardian of a secular Turkish state [Reuters] That trial is ongoing. Critics of the government say the Ergenekon case has been used to target political opponents. The AK party, with its roots in political Islam, is accused by some nationalists of having secret plans to turn Turkey into an Islamic state. The government rejects those claims, saying its intention is to modernise Turkey and move it closer to EU membership. In 2008, the AK party narrowly escaped being banned for violating Turkey's secular system. The armed forces have ousted four governments since 1960 and such an operation against them would have been unimaginable until recent years. 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