Hundreds Face Jail-Time In Turkey Over Failed Coup In 2016

Nada Alturki

An obtained court document shows that hundreds in Turkey were sentenced to life in prison for a failed coup attempt in back in 2016, including 337 pilots and others. It was an attempt to overthrow the rule of current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Nearly 500 people were accused of carrying out the coup, while nearly thousands were involved. Muslim preacher and businessman Fethullah ... ...more

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