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Turkish Rescue Group Founder Convicted over Coup Post, Released After 2 Months - Turkish Minute

A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted prominent mountaineer and search-and-rescue pioneer Nasuh Mahruki of inciting hatred in a social media post questioning the official account of a failed coup in 2016, handing him a suspended one-year sentence and ordering his release after two months in pretrial detention, the Anka news agency reported. The Bakırköy 57th Criminal […]

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Breaking news... The Bakırköy 57th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced Nasuh Mahruki, the former head of AKUT (Search and Rescue Association), who was arrested on charges of "inciting hatred and hostility among the public," to one year in prison but ordered his release. The announcement of the verdict was postponed.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Former AKUT President Nasuh Mahruki, who has been detained since July 17, was released in the trial against him.

·Türkiye
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A verdict has been reached in the trial of Nasuh Mahruki, former head of AKUT (Search and Rescue Association), who was prosecuted for a social media post regarding the July 15 coup attempt.

Nasuh Mahruki, the founder of AKUT (Search and Rescue Association), was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison in a case stemming from a social media post he made regarding the July 15 coup attempt! However, the court decided to postpone the announcement of the verdict, ordering Mahruki's release.

BOLD – A release order has been issued for Nasuh Mahruki, the former head of the Search and Rescue Association (AKUT), who has been detained since July 17. Mahruki, who was arrested on charges of "inciting hatred and hostility among the public," had his first hearing today at the Bakırköy Courthouse. The Bakırköy 57th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced Mahruki to one year in prison for the alleged crime and ordered his release. The annou…

The verdict has been announced in the case of Ali Nasuh Mahruki, who appeared before the court due to a social media post regarding the July 15 coup attempt. The Bakırköy 57th Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced Mahruki to imprisonment for "inciting hatred among the public..." (Click here for more).

·Türkiye
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Sözcü broke the news in Türkiye on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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