Turkish academic and journalist Mehmet Altan and his brother, author Ahmet Altan, are among seven writers and journalists facing a final hearing this week on terrorism charges for allegedly having played a role in the failed coup of July 15, 2016.
The Altan brothers are accused of having given “subliminal messages” on Turkish television the night before the coup. Mehmet Altan was detained on September 10, 2016 and has remained in pre-trial detention since that date.
