Turkish Court Postpones Verdict in Coup Trial A panel of three judges Thursday failed to complete their deliberations and postponed by a day a verdict in the case of hundreds of active and retired military accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government in 2003. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the court in the outskirts of Istanbul would reconvene Friday to deliver verdicts for 365 defendants in the case, which has helped reduce the Turkish military's hold on politics. Prosecutors allege the officers were involved in a secularist plot to trigger turmoil in the country and pave the way for a military takeover. The defendants reject the charges. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government has hailed the trial and other similar ones as a break with a tradition of impunity. The case, however, has been marred by the suspects' long confinement without a verdict, and judicial flaws.