mugla turkey turkish court wednesday find 42 former soldier guilty try kill president tayyip erdogan last year fail coup hand life sentence high profile case relate attempt putsch far judge emirsah bastog read guilty verdicts 42 47 defendants accord reuters reporter court mugla southwestern turkey mugla near luxury resort erdogan family narrowly escape team rogue soldier storm hotel night coup trial start february include erdogan co-plaintiff part sweep security crackdown follow fail putsch july 2016. big case reach conclusion far hope verdict today beneficial everyone bastog say sentence 34 accuse aggravate life sentence harsh punishment possible turkish law lengthen minimum sentence require parole another six defendants give life term two others give less sentence several defendants find guilty charge attempt assassinate president bastog tell pack courtroom one acquit another transfer another court verdict give three try absentia include u.s.-based muslim cleric fethullah gulen ankara blame orchestrate coup demonstrators throw egg plastic bottle defendants police escort courthouse others wave turkish flag blare famous song praise erdogan call return capital punishment court hear final statements defendants bastog deliver verdict accuse say believe court could deliver fair verdict political pressure moment arrest air base july 16 treat like criminal ergun sahin former air force lieutenant tell court picture release aftermath coup show suspect coup plotters include high-ranking military officer strip underpants handcuff face bruise word mean anything chance fair trial say another defendant gokhan sen. grass elephants trample fight 240 people kill night july 15 2016 putschists commandeer tank warplanes helicopters attack parliament attempt overthrow government erdogan lawyer present case say justice serve putschists succeed night attack president history would change would live different turkey huseyin aydin tell reuters son avenge say nihat eker father police officer kill coup president present us choice agree say execution execution execution erdogan previously say would will restore death penalty parliament pass measure turkey abandon capital punishment decade ago part bid join european union restore would end attempt join eu turkey see groundswell nationalism since coup extent government crackdown alarm european ally right group 150,000 people sack suspend job 50,000 jail investors also worry erdogan tighten grip power erosion rule law government blame network gulen former ally erdogan orchestrate fail coup gulen live self-imposed exile pennsylvania since 1999 deny involvement condemn coup total 47 defendants trial 43 hold detention 7-1/2 month hear gulen try absentia defendants soldier turkish judge find 42 soldier guilty try kill erdogan