Turkish court arrests 6 journalists, employee of independent newspaper over FETO links

A Turkish court issued the arrest warrant of 6 Turkish independent journalists over FETO links.

Turkish court arrests 6 journalists, employee of independent newspaper over FETO links

MojNews-A Turkish court on Friday convicted six journalists and one other employee of an independent newspaper of aiding the network of a US-based cleric who is accused of masterminding the failed coup in 2016.

The seven were accused of supporting the coup through their work for the newspaper Sozcu, which has been extremely critical of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan . They all reject the accusations and are expected to appeal the verdicts.

The Turkish Journalists Syndicate says at least 108 journalists or media sector employees are currently in prison.

 

 

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