A Turkish court has upheld life sentences for prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Nazli Ilicak and three others, on charges of aiding the plotters of a failed military coup in 2016, according to local media.
The journalists, who were originally sentenced in February, were previously sentenced to life in prison for alleged links to the network of US-based religious leader, accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup attempt.
They had appealed to the high court for their release, but Istanbul’s 2nd Appeal Court upheld their sentence on Tuesday.