The 13th Heavy Penal Court announced its verdict in the case where the 31 former columnists and workers of the Zaman daily newspaper, which was closed as per the Statutory Decree no. 686, including Şahin Alpay, Ali Bulaç, Mümtazer Türköne, Ahmet T. Alkan, Nuriye Akman and Mustafa Ünal were tried on charges of “coup attempt” and “membership in a terrorist organisation (FETÖ)” on July 6, 2018.
The court sentenced Şahin Alpay, Ali Bulaç and Ahmet Turan Alkan to 8 years and 9 months of imprisonment, İbrahim Karayeğen to 9 years of imprisonment, and Mümtazer Türköne and Mustafa Ünal to 10 years and 6 months of imprisonment.
Orhan Kemal Cengiz, Lale Sarıibrahimoğlu, İhsan Dağı, Nuriye Ural and Mehmet Özdemir have been acquitted of all charges pressed against them.
