The 22nd High Criminal Court of Istanbul sentenced the editor-in-chief for Özgürlükçü Demokrasi newspaper, Ersin Çaksu and the former chief editor of Özgürlükçü Demokrasi Harun Epli to 3 years 9 months and 10 days of imprisonment for each for “publishing the statements of the terrorist organisation” “propagandising for a terrorist organisation” on January 13, 2017.