On Monday, an Istanbul court sentenced Turkish activist for civil rights Osman Kavala to life in prison for attempting to overthrow the government. Kavala was convicted in connection with the 2013 anti-government protests in Turkey. This turned into a more significant amount of anti-government protests. The court also sentenced seven other defendants to 18-year prison sentences for aiding an attempt to overthrow the government. 71-year-old architect Mucella Yapici, Istanbul Municipality urban planner Tayfun Kahraman, and documentary filmmaker Cigdem Mater.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/25/europe/turkey-osman-kavala-sentence-life-imprisonment-protests-intl/index.html
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