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Timeline: Turkish court sentences Kavala to life imprisonment

Lawyers, opposition lawmakers and supporters gather in front of the Justice Palace, the Caglayan Courthouse, as a Turkish court holds a hearing of philanthropist Osman Kavala and 15 others over their role in nationwide protests in 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey April 25, 2022. The banner reads: "Gezi is hope. Hope cannot be judged" REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya

Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala was jailed for life without parole on Monday on charges of trying to overthrow the government by financing protests, in a case that Europe's top court and Western powers say is politically motivated.

The verdict comes after a judicial process that began nearly three years ago and which has strained Ankara's ties with its Western allies.

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