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Turkey remands 17 journalists in custody over links to Gulen

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AFP Istanbul
An Istanbul court has remanded 17 Turkish journalists in custody over links to the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen who is blamed for this month's failed coup, charging them with membership of a "terror group".

Twenty-one journalists had their cases heard by the court, with four being freed and 17 placed under arrest ahead of trial, the state-run Anadolu news agency said. Those held include the veteran journalist Nazli Ilicak, it added.

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First Published: Jul 30 2016 | 4:02 AM IST

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