Turkish Mothers March From Ankara to Istanbul in Quest For Justice For Cadets Serving Life in Prison

It is now on the shoulders of a group of mothers to overcome the wall of fear to demand justice for their sons — cadets who serve a life sentence after the 2016 coup.

Melek Cetinkaya launched a march from Ankara to Istanbul to command public attention to the plight of cadets who are serving life sentences over the 2016 coup. (Photo: DW)

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New York-based writer. Politics, culture, literary criticism, art, and technology. American political affairs, Turkey, MidEast, and beyond. Twitter: @abyasun

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Abdullah Ayasun

New York-based writer. Politics, culture, literary criticism, art, and technology. American political affairs, Turkey, MidEast, and beyond. Twitter: @abyasun