Court indicts 62 soldiers over Turkish coup

A Turkish court on Monday accepted an indictment against 62 soldiers, including 28 officers, who are accused of involvement in the July 15 failed coup attempt, a media report said.

Report says this is the first indictment since the coup and relates to a specific incident

during the night, when soldiers tried to take over the Sabiha Gokcen airport on the Asian side of Istanbul.

Meanwhile, an Istanbul prosecutor is seeking multiple life sentences for some and 15 years for others.

They are charged with trying to overthrow the government and membership in an illegal armed organisation.

The government accused U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the coup.

He, however denied the charges.

Reports say no fewer than 37,000 people are under arrest in Turkey in relation to the coup.