Friends and supporters of the defendants line up to enter the courtroom at the Silivri Prison and Courthouse complex in Silivri near Istanbul, Turkey, June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir
SILIVRI, Turkey (Reuters) - Prominent Turkish businessman Osman Kavala and 15 other civil society figures went on trial on Monday accused of trying to overthrow then-Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government by organising nationwide protests six years ago.
The case began against a backdrop of concerns about growing authoritarianism in Turkey, where tens of thousands have been arrested in a crackdown on dissent since a failed military coup targeting Erdogan in 2016.
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