Turkey detains Cumhuriyet newspaper journalists
Nine journalists from Turkey's pro-opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet have been arrested and remanded in custody by a court in Istanbul.
The newspaper's editor, a well-known cartoonist, and an anti-government columnist were among those arrested.
They are the latest in a series of charges laid against critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
On Friday, nine politicians, including the leaders of the country's pro-Kurdish HDP party, were also jailed.
A further nine officials from the HDP, including regional heads from the south-eastern province of Adana, were detained on Saturday.
The Cumhuriyet newspaper is one of the few Turkish media outlets which remains critical of Mr Erdogan.
Its journalists have been charged with links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of plotting the attempted July coup.
On the night of 15 July, rebel soldiers used military hardware including tanks and fighter jets in a failed attempt to seize control.
Since the coup attempt, a total of about 110,000 people have been sacked or suspended and 37,000 arrested.
Both the Cumhuriyet journalists and HDP politicians will be held in jail until trial. No date has been set for either hearing.
Source: bbc.com
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