İbrahim Karayeğen was the night editor-in-chief for the Zaman Newspaper which was then shuttered. As part of the legal cases against the newspaper, the prosecutor sought a sentence of up to three times aggravated life imprisonment and an additional 15 years in prison. The charges against him were coup-plotting and terrorism. He was sentenced to 9 years in prison. The Court of Appeal upheld the sentence. His file is in the Court of Cassation.

İhsan Duran Dağı is an academic and columnist. Within the scope of the Zaman Newspaper Main Trial, he was taken under custody for 3 days and then released. At the end of the trial, he was acquitted of all the charges against him.

İlhan Tanır was a reporter for the Cumhuriyet Newspaper. He has never been on trial as he lives abroad. An indictment was issued against him but his file was separated from the case because of his location.

İsminaz Temel is an editor for Etkin News Agency (ETHA). She was jailed pending trial for 1 year, 3 months and 20 days on charges of “making propaganda for an organization” and “being a member of a terrorist organization.” She is currently pending trial.