Aytekin Gezici was arrested along with six other journalists as part of an investigation in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt. Gezici was jailed pending trial two days later, on July 25, 2016.
The 11th High Criminal Court of Adana sentenced arrested journalist Aytekin Gezici 9 years of imprisonment in the case in which he was accused of “membership in a terrorist organisation [FETÖ]” on February 16, 2018.