Six more in dock in coup backlash

TURKEY: Newspaper editor Ahmet Altan, his brother Mehmet Altan, an economics professor and writer, and prominent journalist Nazli Ilicak were among people put on trial in Istanbul yesterday on charges relating to last year’s coup.
They are all accused of having prior knowledge of the coup attempt linked to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and of supporting it.
Six defendants were already in jail, 10 others are being tried in absentia. More than 100 trials linked to the July coup bid are under way.

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