ANKARA, Turkey ? Media rights groups say several journalists accused of involvement in an alleged plot to topple Turkey's Islamic-rooted government are going on trial after spending some nine months in jail,
The case is seen as a test for media freedoms in Turkey.
The Journalists' Union of Turkey says investigative journalists Nedim Sener and Ahmet Sik as well as writer Yalcin Kucuk ? a staunch government critic ? are among 13 suspects, who include some other reporters. It says international media rights groups will attend Tuesday's opening hearing.
Prosecutors say the suspects either plotted to bring down Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government in 2003 or aided the alleged plotters. Some 400 suspects, including other journalists, are already on trial.
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