Six Turkish journalists jailed for life for "coup links"

A Turkish court has sentenced six journalists to life in jail for alleged links to the July 2016 coup plotters.

The six sentenced journalists are Nazli Ilicak, Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Fevzi Yazici, Yakup Simsek and Sukru Tugrul Ozsengul.

The Altan brothers, who are both veteran journalists and writers, were accused of giving coded messages in a television talk show on the eve of the coup attempt. 

The journalists were all found guilty of links to US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, blamed over the failed coup. The Istanbul court found them guilty of “attempting to…