Turkish court on Monday sentenced jailed businessperson Osman Kavala to life in prison after he was found guilty of attempting to overthrow the government by financing 2013 nationwide protests.
Kavala, 64, has been in jail for 4 1/2 years and denies the charges that he and 15 others faced over the Gezi Park protests, which began as small demonstrations in Istanbul and transformed into nationwide riots, which left eight protesters and a police officer dead.
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