Top court upholds prison sentence handed down to singer on Erdoğan insult charge
Turkey
July 20, 2019
Top court upholds prison sentence handed down to singer on Erdoğan insult charge
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld a prison sentence of 11 months, 20 days handed down to famous pop…
US senators urge Trump to sanction Turkey over S-400 purchase: report
World
July 20, 2019
US senators urge Trump to sanction Turkey over S-400 purchase: report
Republican and Democratic US lawmakers pressed President Donald Trump on Thursday to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of…
Reuters poll expects deeper cut in Turkey’s interest rates
Business
July 20, 2019
Reuters poll expects deeper cut in Turkey’s interest rates
The Turkish Central Bank is expected to cut its key interest rate by 250 basis points from its current 24…
Turkey launches air attack targeting PKK in Iraqi Kurdistan after diplomat killing
World
July 20, 2019
Turkey launches air attack targeting PKK in Iraqi Kurdistan after diplomat killing
Turkey on Thursday launched an air attack on Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of a Turkish diplomat in…
Int’l lawyers say Turkey’s justice system being undermined by post-coup purge
World
July 20, 2019
Int’l lawyers say Turkey’s justice system being undermined by post-coup purge
Trust in Turkey’s justice system is being undermined by the systematic dismissal and jailing of thousands of judges and prosecutors,…
Turkish Halkbank executive released from US prison
World
July 20, 2019
Turkish Halkbank executive released from US prison
Hakan Atilla, 48, the former deputy director-general of Turkey’s state-run Halkbank who was sentenced in May 2018 to 32 months…
Directors sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison over documentary
Turkey
July 20, 2019
Directors sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison over documentary
A Turkish court has handed down prison sentences of four years, six months to two film directors over a documentary…
Poll shows two-thirds of Turks prefer parliamentary system
Turkey
July 20, 2019
Poll shows two-thirds of Turks prefer parliamentary system
Two years after Turkey voted to adopt a presidential system of governance and one year after its full implementation, a…
Turkish parliament supports gov’t gas drilling activities in eastern Mediterranean
World
July 20, 2019
Turkish parliament supports gov’t gas drilling activities in eastern Mediterranean
Four political parties in the Turkish Parliament issued a joint response to the European Union’s decision to halt high-level talks…
Fitch downgrades 12 foreign owned, 2 state banks’ ratings: statement
Business
July 20, 2019
Fitch downgrades 12 foreign owned, 2 state banks’ ratings: statement
New York-based Fitch Ratings, one of the big three credit ratings agencies, has downgraded the support-driven Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer…