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Court orders not to release six suspects, including Altan brothers and Ilıcak, in FETÖ 'media leg' case

An Istanbul court ruled on June 23 to remand in custody all "media leg" suspects - including journalists Nazlı Ilıcak and Mehmet Altan and novelist Ahmat Altan - on trial in over alleged links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), widely believed to have been behind the failed July 15, 2016 coup attempt, Doğan News Agency has reported.