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Turkey: 6 journalists sentenced to life over failed coupPublished: February 16, 2018ISTANBUL (AP) — A court on Friday sentenced six journalists and media employees accused of involvement in Turkey's 2016 failed coup attempt to life prison terms, the country's state-run news agency reported.Anadolu Agency said the court in Silivri, on the outskirts of Istanbul, convicted prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak and three other media sector employees of crimes against the state. One other defendant was acquitted.They are the first journalists to be convicted over the July 15, 2016, coup, which Turkey says was orchestrated by a network led by U.S.-based Muslim cleric, Fethullah Gulen. The cleric denies involvement. Their conviction came as another court in the same courthouse ordered German journalist Deniz Yucel — detained in Turkey for a year — released from jail pending trial.Read more at: http://www.tampabay.com/turkey--journalists-sentenced-to-life-over-failed-coup-ap_worldf4e432c850604117a5fdf25fd0b905d4
