İngilizce öğrenmek! Türklere online dersler
In our İngilizce Dersleri series we use current news articles relevant to Turkish students to create reading and listening exercises. We have designed these video articles for our Turkish students learning English. They are a supplement to our online conversation classes. We encourage our students to use these videos to practice their listening and reading skills between conversation classes.
This İngilizce Dersleri video includes challenging text. We recommend the video for our Upper-Intermediate to advanced learners. The language in the article is focused on a court case. The article provides interesting vocabulary for IELTS students as well as those working in the legal field.
İngilizce Dersleri: konu ve sözlük
Konu: adalet, mahkeme, dava, ceza
Sözlük: To plot, to overthrow, trial, to convict, involvement, to accuse, show trail, to eliminate, to push out, to lead, to be jailed, courtroom, verdict, to acquit, lengthy sentence, allegedly, to topple, to face charges, to range from… to, to instigate, to disperse, MP, to try someone for something, showdown, serving or retired, to silence, to deny, interference, sentencing hearing, culmination, to widen, suspect, fold into, in custody, to await, to raise concerns, conduct, guarantor, constitution, coup, tension, successor, to resign.
İngilizce Dersleri: article synopsis

This article follows the conclusion of the Ergenekon case. The Ergenekon case is a very high profile legal proceeding currently concluding in Turkey. The Ergenekon plot, allegedly aimed to topple the government led by the Justice and Development Party in 2008. The defendants include army generals, lawyers, academics and journalists. The defendants faced charges ranging from membership to a terrorist organization to holding weapons and attempting to overthrow the government. The article reviews the final verdicts in the case.
You can find a copy of the article on the BBC website here. In addition, you can find a similar article provided by the BBC Turkish service here.
Relevance for Turkish Students?
This is a very high profile court case in Turkey right now. The verdict of the case was largely seen as a final test for the AKP in securing power from the military. Most analysts agree that the case and its verdict will continue to polarize the Turkish electorate.
Keep in mind, you can find the complete library of video learning exercises in our Ingilizce Dersleri section!
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