In Ankara, pro-military chants outside a Turkish appeals court.<br/> <br />These are the relatives of top retired officers who were convicted of planning a military coup a decade ago.<br/> <br />They're angry over a court ruling on Wednesday that upheld their convictions,<br/> <br />'The traitors are in Parliament', the families chant, 'the commanders are in jail'.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) UNNAMED RELATIVE OF A DEFENDANT, SAYING:<br/> <br />"This is very unfortunate. I think from now on no citizen will have a guarantee when it comes to law. We are entering a new period in which Turkey can go any direction."<br/> <br />More than 300 officers were convicted last month in the so-called "Sledgehammer" conspiracy.<br/> <br />Their plot was said to have included planting bombs in Istanbul to destabilize the government.<br/> <br />The Sledgehammer case underlines the civilian dominance here over a once all-powerful army.<br/> <br />For decades, the armed forces were the self-appointed guardians of Turkey's secular order.<br/> <br />T
