13th High Criminal Court

Speaking at the first hearing into daily Zaman defendants on Sept. 18, Şahin Alpay, a former columnist for the now-closed newspaper, expressed "regret" at writing for the outlet, which had close links to the network of U.S.-based preacher Fethullah Gülen.

Barbaros Muratoğlu, Doğan Holding's Ankara Administrative representative, was released from Istanbul's Silivri prison late on June 15, 196 days after he was arrested on terror charges as a part of an investigation into the Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ), which is accused of perpetrating the July 2016 failed coup attempt.

An Ankara court made its ruling on June 15 in the case accusing 27 soldiers of abducting Secretary General of Presidency Fahri Kasırga on the night of Turkey's July 2016 coup attempt, handing down aggravated life sentences to 18 of the defendants and life sentences to five others, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. 

An Istanbul court ordered the release of Doğan Holding's Ankara Administrative representative Barbaros Muratoğlu on June 15 after 6.5 months, on the basis of the time he has served in prison.

During the hearing, the prosecutor had asked for him to be sentenced to a term between 7.5 and 15 years on charges of "aiding an armed terrorist organization."

An Istanbul court on April 27 accepted a prosecutor's indictment against 30 former Zaman Media Group employees, including editors and columnists, on charges of possessing links to the movement of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, the main suspect in the July 2016 coup attempt.    

All people who have used ByLock, an encrypted messaging application said to have been used by followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, are categorically considered members of the movement, according to a prosecutor's indictment, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Turkey's top appeals court overturned convictions in the Ergenekon coup plot case on April 21.

Some 38 people were detained on April 19 as police conducted simultaneous raids in 28 provinces in a probe into the allegations that suspects linked to the U.S. based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen conspired a massive match-fixing probe.

Fenerbahçe Chairman Aziz Y?ld?r?m has been acquitted on all charges in Turkey's massive match-fixing case.

Former Chief of General Staff Gen. ?lker Ba?bu? presented his defense at a second hearing before the Supreme Court of Appeals in the Ergenekon coup plot case on Oct. 7.

Former Chief of General Staff said a plot was laid against the Turkish Armed Forces.