Turkish Court Upholds Opposition Lawmaker’s Prison Sentence

An Istanbul court upheld 25-year prison sentence for a senior lawmaker from main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), rejecting an order from an appeals court to retry the politician. CHP lawmaker Enis Berberoglu was handed a 25-year jail term this summer over charges of espionage and revealing state secrets. An appeals court ordered Istanbul High … Continue reading Turkish Court Upholds Opposition Lawmaker’s Prison Sentence