Turkish writer Ahmet Altan released from prison: Lawyer

Ahmed Altan was released from Istanbul’s high-security Silivri prison following the Supreme Court of Appeals’ order.

Turkish writer and journalist Ahmet Altan has been released from prison, his lawyer said, after the country’s top appeals court overturned a verdict against him. The development came on Wednesday, a day after Europe’s human rights court said his detention for more than four years had violated his rights. The 71-year-old Altan has been in prison in western Istanbul since September 2016 on charges related to an attempted coup in July 2016.