An Istanbul court has sentenced Özgür Gündem newspaper chief editor Reyhan Çapan to 15 months imprisonment on terrorism charges due to a headline that appeared in the newspaper.

The headline entitled "Revolt Speaks" ("Söz Serhıldanın") which appeared on Özgür Gündem's March 21 issue, amounts to making terrorist propaganda, according to the court.

"The government, which is trying to muffle our voice through every means, is not letting up on its repression and punishment," the newspaper said in its response to the verdict.

Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Muammer Akkaş launched the initial probe on May 7 after he decided that the titles "Revolt Speaks" ("Söz Serhıldanın,") "Ceaseless Action Until Freedom" ("Özgürlüğe Kadar Kesintisiz Eylem") and "The Kurds' Amed and Istanbul Newroz" ("Kürtlerin Amed ve Istanbul Newrozu") were in praise of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK.)