kenan evren is now 94 years old.pite his age and failing health, many turks want to see him tried in the court of law. >> the former generals should face court proceedings in accordance with modern laws. >> i do not get the impression that the courts want to deal with history in an open manner. or create a more just society, for that matter. >> person belongs to an organization for survivors for regime of violence. they have worked for many years to see those connected to the coup tried in court. >> there were police chiefs, judges, prosecutors needed justice and employers associations that welcomed the coup. >> the balance of power has shifted. in present-day turkey, authorities are quick to crush any attempt to destabilize the country. at this jail near istanbul, dozens of officers are behind bars, accused of plotting to overthrow the government. still, experts caution against underestimating the power of the military. >> turkey still has a ways to go before its the militarizes totally. the armed forces still play

kenan evren is now 94 years old.pite his age and failing health, many turks want to see him tried in the court of law. >> the former generals should face court proceedings in accordance with modern laws. >> i do not get the impression that the courts want to deal with history in an open manner. or create a more just society, for that matter. >> this person belongs to an organization for survivors for regime of violence. they have worked for many years to see those connected to the coup tried in court. >> there were police chiefs, judges, prosecutors needed justice and employers associations that welcomed the coup. >> the balance of power has shifted. in present-day turkey, authorities are quick to crush any attempt to destabilize the country. at this jail near istanbul, dozens of officers are behind bars, accused of plotting to overthrow the government. still, experts caution against underestimating the power of the military. >> turkey still has a ways to go before its the militarizes totally. the armed forces still

general kenan evren, the leader of the military council that took over the coup, is 94 years old. he lives on the agean coast in retirement, and his health is pretty frail. his lawyers have argued -- and the same with his co-defendant, tahsin sahinkaya, who's also a general, who's 86 -- both their lawyers have argued their health is not sufficient for them to travel here. i have to say sahinkaya has not yet been accepted by this court. this first hearing is largely procedural. the test will be later on when testimony is required, whether the courts will allow them to do that by video link or whether the judges will reject the argument and demand that they appear in person. for those who've been pushing for this trial, in a sense, that doesn't matter. this was something that i don't think any turks believed could have happened, even up to three years ago. and outside that court in ankara, you have many people different on the left wing, which suffered most of the coup, posters of those hanged by the generals, a real chance to show that at last they feel they're getting the justice