PRESS freedom in Turkey was dealt a further blow on yesterday after three broadcast executives were sentenced to jail on trumped-up terrorism charges.

Hayatin Sesi TV executives Mustafa Kara, Ismail Gokhan Bayram and Gokhan Cetin were each sentenced to three years, nine months in prison over allegations of making propaganda for terrorist organisations.

The TV station was one of the media organisations closed under the Decree Law (KHK) issued under the state of emergency in October 2016.