Turkey releases journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak after terror conviction
05 November 2019 |
3:16 pm
A court has ordered the release of Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak after the journalists served more than three years in prison. Their case has been symptomatic of the post-coup crackdown on the media in Turkey.
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