Turkish Court Overturns Life Sentences For Soldiers Over Coup

A generation of Turkey’s military students, who were sentenced to life in prison over plotting a controversial coup, may finally see the light at the end of the tunnel after years of a desperate quest for justice.

Abdullah Ayasun
3 min readApr 20, 2021

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An archive picture shows a group of Air Force trainees in police custody after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

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Abdullah Ayasun

New York-based journalist and writer. Columbia School of Journalism. 2023 White House Correspondents' Association Scholar. Twitter: @abyasun