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Court jails 31 officers

A Turkish court on Friday charged 11 more ranking officers for allegedly plotting in 2003 to topple the Islamic-rooted government, increasing the number of officers jailed to 31 - including seven admirals and four generals. It is the largest-ever crackdown on Turkey's military, which has ousted four governments since 1960 and has wielded strong influence on politics for decades but saw its powers dramatically curtailed by the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that took steps to put the military under civilian rule.