Turkey Tries 47 Ex-Soldiers in Erdogan Assassination Plot The trial is the first in a series to focus on an attempt to murder President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a coup effort last July. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Hurricane Bears Down on Mexico, Causing Thousands to EvacuateHack of Saudi Petrochemical Plant Was Coordinated From Russian InstitutePrince and President Escalate Battle Over Khashoggi KillingMigrant Caravan Driven by Hope but Uncertain of SuccessJapanese Journalist, Captured in Syria in 2015, Believed to Be FreedTrump Says Saudi Account of Khashoggi Killing Is ‘Worst Cover-Up’ in History