A top Turkish court on Wednesday ordered the release of journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan, who was jailed for his alleged involvement in a failed 2016 coup attempt. The Court of Cessations ruling came a day after the European Court of Human Rights demanded the release of Altan, 71, who has spent more than four years behind bars after writing articles critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. gkg/zak/pvh