Failed coup

Almost one-third of Turkey’s top military officers charged in coup plot

The coup apparently originated from outside the chain of command, but the number of military officers implicated in the plot suggests a body blow for the cohesion and, perhaps, morale of Turkey's forces.

Some of the alleged conspirators include Gen. Akin Ozturk, the air force commander, and Gen. Adem Huduti, head of Turkey's Second Army, which is deployed along its borders with Syria, Iraq and Iran. Their commands are key to Turkey's efforts in the conflict in neighboring Syria, which includes sorties against the Islamic State militant group as well as Kurdish militias on both sides of the border.