Police detained Kılıç in July 2016 in the direct aftermath of the failed coup against the government of President Erdogan. Kılıç, a columnist, was accused of being a follower of exiled preacher Fethullah Gülen. He was sentenced to over six years in prison on national security charges in 2018. He was released on parole in September 2020 after over four years in prison.
Abdullah Kılıç
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