Turkey: 6 journalists sentenced to life over failed coup
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Turkey's state-run news agency says a court in Istanbul has sentenced six journalists accused of involvement in a 2016 coup attempt to life prison terms.
Anadolu Agency says those sentenced on Friday include Ahmet Altan, the former editor-in-chief of Taraf newspaper, his brother, journalist and academic Mehmet Altan, and prominent journalist Nazli Ilicak.
The journalists were accused of links to U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey blames for the July 15, 2016, failed coup. Gulen denies the accusation.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The defendants were charged with attempts against Turkey's constitution and membership in a terror organization.