The Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court sentenced Hidayet Karaca, the president of the Samanyolu Publishing Group, to 31 years of imprisonment in the case of 33 defendants, 23 of whom were detained in connection with the plot against the Tahşiye Group. Karaca was sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment for “membership in a terrorist organisation [FETÖ]” and 4 years and 6 months imprisonment for “libel” and 9 years of imprisonment for “counterfeiting official documents”