Turkish court overturns jailed lawmaker's conviction

FILE – In this Friday, June 23, 2017 file photo, Enis Berberoglu, a lawmaker from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and former editor-in-chief of the nation’s leading Hurriyet newspaper, attends the funeral prayers of his father-in-law in Istanbul. Berberoglu, who was convicted and sentenced to 25-years for revealing state secrets, got a special permission for one day to attend the funeral and returned to his prison. Turkey’s state-run news agency said Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, an Istanbul appeals court nullified the conviction handed to Berberoglu and ordered a new trial. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

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