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30 Employees of Turkish Newspaper Facing Life Sentence Over Links to Gulen

© AFP 2023 / ADEM ALTANA photo taken in Ankara on March 6, 2016 shows the front page of the first new edition of the Turkish daily newspaper Zaman, which had staunchly opposed the president, now with articles supporting the government since its seizure by authorities
A photo taken in Ankara on March 6, 2016 shows the front page of the first new edition of the Turkish daily newspaper Zaman, which had staunchly opposed the president, now with articles supporting the government since its seizure by authorities - Sputnik International
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30 employees of the opposition Zaman newspaper could be sentenced to life imprisonment over alleged links to the movement of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, according to local media.

ANKARA (Sputnik) — The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has brought an indictment against 30 employees of the opposition Zaman newspaper, demanding they be sentenced to life imprisonment over alleged links to the movement of Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, suspected by Ankara of masterminding the July 2016 coup attempt, local media reported Tuesday.

Zekeriya Kuzu, one of the main suspects accused of attempting to assassinate Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the night of the failed last year's July 15 coup, and the other soldiers are escorted by Turkish gendarmes as they arrive for the first hearing of the trial in Mugla, Turkey, February 20, 2017 - Sputnik International
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According to the Anadolu news agency, the indictment was sent to a court, which has 15 days to make a decision to start the trial process. The newspaper's employees, including the management and reporters, are accused of involvement in the coup attempt and of being members in the terrorist organization.

In March 2016, a Turkish court ordered the Feza Media Group, which includes opposition newspaper Zaman, Today’s Zaman daily and the Cihan news agency, to be placed under the management of government trustees. Following the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, the media outlet was closed.

Turkey's crackdown on journalists and restrictions on freedom of speech have been criticized by the international community and the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) organization.

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