Turkey Follows Landmark Acquittal With Order to Detain Kavala
A journalist stands in front of a poster featuring jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala.
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A Turkish prosecutor issued a warrant to detain businessman Osman Kavala only hours after an Istanbul court unexpectedly acquitted him in another case of plotting to overthrow the government during mass protests that rocked the country in 2013.
Kavala, who was released earlier on Tuesday after nearly 840 days in prison, will be questioned as a part of an investigation into the 2016 coup attempt against Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.