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Peace academic released from prison after serving 2.5 months
Turkey
July 24, 2019
Peace academic released from prison after serving 2.5 months
Professor Füsun Üstel, who was jailed for signing a peace petition along with 1,128 other academics in 2016 calling on…
Turkish media responds to S-400 purchase
World
July 21, 2019
Turkish media responds to S-400 purchase
Last week, the S-400 missile defence systems arrived in Ankara from Russia, finally turning the long discussed Turkish rift with…
Prosecutor accuses main opposition leader of insulting Erdoğan
Turkey
July 21, 2019
Prosecutor accuses main opposition leader of insulting Erdoğan
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has submitted a summary of proceedings to the Turkish parliament accusing main opposition leader…
Turkey would intervene in Cyprus again if needed, Erdoğan says
World
July 21, 2019
Turkey would intervene in Cyprus again if needed, Erdoğan says
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said the Turkish armed forces would not “hesitate to take the same action as 45…
Ex-deputy PM Babacan a formidable rival to Turkey’s Erdoğan – Arab Weekly
Turkey
July 21, 2019
Ex-deputy PM Babacan a formidable rival to Turkey’s Erdoğan – Arab Weekly
Turkey’s former deputy prime minister in charge of the economy Ali Babacan could pose a serious threat to Turkish President…
Turkish top court rules second arrest of singer a human rights violation
Turkey
July 21, 2019
Turkish top court rules second arrest of singer a human rights violation
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) on Friday accepted an application lodged by a Turkish singer who claimed the second imprisonment violated…
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…
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…
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…
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…