Authorities in Turkey continue to investigate what they say was a serious attempt to overthrow the country’s ruling party, which leans heavily toward Islam. Forty-nine military leaders are accused of trying to overthrow the government, and on Wednesday seven senior officers were formally charged and imprisoned. The alleged coup attempt, if proven true, would represent the most recent effort to bring down the national government by force in Turkey. It also reflects deepening anxiety over what some Turkish citizens fear is creeping Islamization in a country with a strong secular tradition. I report from Istanbul for The World.
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