Trial of Akıncı Air Base

Defendants Kemal Batmaz (first row C) and Akin Özturk (second row 2nd L) and other defendants arrive for their trial accompanied with gendarmerie commandos of Sincan Penal Institution at Ankara 4th Heavy Penal Court in Ankara, Turkey on August 01, 2017. Members of Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) 486 defendants are taken to court due to using Akıncı Air Base which they used as their headquarters, during the night of July 15, 2016 defeated coup attempt.

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Defendants Kemal Batmaz (first row C) and Akin Özturk (second row 2nd L) and other defendants arrive for their trial

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Defendants Kemal Batmaz (first row C) and Akin Özturk (second row 2nd L) and other defendants arrive for their trial

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Defendants Akin Özturk (first row) and other defendants arrive for their trial ​

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Defendants Kemal Batmaz (first row C) and Akin Özturk (second row 2nd L) and other defendants arrive for their trial

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Defendants Kemal Batmaz (first row C) and Akin Özturk (second row 2nd L) and other defendants arrive for their trial

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Defendants Akin Özturk (first row) and other defendants arrive for their trial ​

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Defendants Akin Özturk (first row) and other defendants arrive for their trial ​

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Heavy security was present at the trial.