1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJessica Jerreathttps://cpj.org/author/jjerreat/Turkish court upholds life sentences without parole for four journalists - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qlO1hfqNES"><a href="https://cpj.org/2018/10/turkish-court-upholds-life-sentences-without-parol/">Turkish court upholds life sentences without parole for four journalists</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2018/10/turkish-court-upholds-life-sentences-without-parol/embed/#?secret=qlO1hfqNES" width="600" height="338" title="“Turkish court upholds life sentences without parole for four journalists” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="qlO1hfqNES" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AP_MehmetAltan_10.03_1.jpg750512Istanbul, October 3, 2018--An Istanbul court of appeals yesterday upheld the sentences of life in prison without parole handed to four prominent Turkish journalists in February, media reported. Mehmet Altan, his brother Ahmet Altan, Nazlı Ilıcak, and Fevzi Yazıcı were convicted of having links to the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gülen, whom Turkey accuses of being…