In the same quarter, 8 journalists, 2 newspapers and a lawyer had been sentenced to 4 years, 6 months and 10 days in prison with a 2-year-and 7-months reprieve and a compensation payment of 10,450 euro for moral damages as well as a punitive fine in amount of 9,500 euro on charges of “Defaming Erdoğan” in accordance with Article 125 of TCK.
Aynı dönemde 8 gazeteci ve 2 gazete, 1 avukat “Erdoğan’a hakaret” (TCK 125) iddiasıyla toplam 4 yıl 6 ay 10 gün hapis (2 yıl 7 ayı ertelemeli) ve 31 bin 860 TL adli para cezası ve 35 bin TL de tazminat cezasına mahkum edilmişti.