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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6712OM20100802
Turkish Prime Minister Locks Horns over Promotion of Alleged Coup Planners
(Reuters) Daren Butler - Turkey's civilian and military leaders locked horns on Monday over senior army promotions, thrown into question by a court investigation into an alleged military plot to overthrow the government seven years ago. The controversy centers on 11 officers who have been issued with arrest warrants in connection with an alleged plan, codenamed "Sledgehammer," to bomb mosques and trigger conflict with Greece in order to destabilize Erdogan's government. The military says there was no anti-government plot, and "Sledgehammer" was a war game scenario presented at a seminar in 2003.