Selman Gülen, nephew of US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison by a Turkish court on Tuesday on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

Kutbettin Gülen, a brother of the cleric, who is living in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania, was jailed for 10 years, six months on the same charge in October.

The Turkish government accuses the Gülen-inspired movement of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, although it strongly denies any involvement.