(MENAFN) Six journalists accused of involvement in a 2016 coup attempt, have been sentenced to life in jail by a court in Istanbul, Turkey's state-run news agency said.
Anadolu Agency says those sentenced on Friday include Ahmet Altan, the former editor-in-chief of Taraf newspaper, his brother, journalist and academic Mehmet Altan, and prominent journalist Nazli Ilicak.
The journalists were accused of links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey blames for the July 15, 2016, failed coup. Gulen denies the accusation.
The defendants were charged with attempts against Turkey's constitution and membership in a terror organization.
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