Tuncer Çetinkaya, the Antalya Regional Correspondent for Daily Zaman, has been taken into custody and arrested on July 25, 2016. He was then released on May 24, 2017. Upon the reclamation of the Public Prosecutor, he was detained again and then had sent to Antalya L Type Closed Prison.

On April 24, 2018 the second High Criminal Court of Antalya sentenced Çetinkaya for “membership in a terrorist organisation [FETÖ]” to 7 years and 6 months of imprisonment after the court separated his file from the files of 14 defendants of the case . The court released him on probation due to his health issues.

The other defendants,  the former reporter for daily Zaman Ömer Özdemir,  Antalya reporter for daily Zaman Serhat Şeftali, the owner of Bizim Antalya news web-site Olgun Matur, the editor for daily Zaman Recai Morkoç, the reporters for Zaman and Cihan News Agency Kenan Baş ve Cihat Ünal, the reporters for daily Zaman Özkan Mayda and Osman Yakut face up to 15 years of imprisonment for “membership in a terrorist organisation [FETÖ]”

At the trial held on September 25, the court ruled to send the case file to the prosecutor for the final opinion; trial adjourned until 12 January (25 September).

At the eighth hearing held on January 12, 2021, the prosecutor of the hearing pronounced the opinion as to the accusations and demanded the acquittal of eight people including Ali Orhan and Hasan Yavaşlar and the penalization of seven journalists on charge of “membership in a terrorist organization”. The court board has adjourned the hearing so that the defendants can prepare their statements of defense as to the accusations. The next hearing will be held on May 4 (January 12).

At the hearing held on September 21, 2021, the court board announced its ruling following the defense statements and ruled for the acquittal of Kenan Baş, Ali Orhan, Hasan Yavaşlar, Özkan Mayda and Onur Fazıl Soydal. While Cihat Ünal and Ömer Özdemir were sentenced to 6 years, 3 months each for “membership of a terrorist organization”, Serhat Şeftali was sentenced to 6 years, 10 months in prison on the same charge. The court ruled that Olgun Matur and Osman Yakut should be sentenced to 3 years, 1 months, 15 days in prison each on charge of “aiding the organization” (September 21).