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Economist exposes plagiarism in new Turkish central bank governor’s master’s thesis
World
July 10, 2019
Economist exposes plagiarism in new Turkish central bank governor’s master’s thesis
Murat Uysal, Turkey’s new central bank governor, became a controversial subject on social media after a Turkish economist on Twitter…
Kars mayor indicted on terrorism charges for role at now-closed Kurdish daily
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Kars mayor indicted on terrorism charges for role at now-closed Kurdish daily
A Turkish prosecutor on Monday indicted Kars Mayor Ayhan Bilgen, a Kurdish politician from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on…
New İstanbul mayor says municipality’s financial situation is ‘hair raising’
Turkey
July 9, 2019
New İstanbul mayor says municipality’s financial situation is ‘hair raising’
Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected the new mayor of İstanbul in a repeat election on June 23, has said the…
$142 million donated from presidential budget to unnamed foundations: report
Turkey
July 9, 2019
$142 million donated from presidential budget to unnamed foundations: report
A total of 818 million Turkish lira, around $142 million, has been disbursed from the budget of the Turkish presidency…
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Turkey
July 9, 2019
Former intelligence chief Uzun, arrested on terrorism, insult charges, released pending trial
Sabri Uzun, the former head of the National Security Directorate’s intelligence department in Ankara who was arrested in April on…
CoE calls on Turkey to repair damage to Turkish judiciary inflicted by state of emergency
World
July 9, 2019
CoE calls on Turkey to repair damage to Turkish judiciary inflicted by state of emergency
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović has called on Turkish authorities to take immediate action to restore…
Bomb-laden car explosion in Reyhanli district kills three Syrians
Turkey
July 8, 2019
Bomb-laden car explosion in Reyhanli district kills three Syrians
Three Syrian occupants were killed when a car carrying a bomb exploded in the Reyhanli district of the southern province…
Constitutional Court rejects individual application in unsolved murder case
Turkey
July 8, 2019
Constitutional Court rejects individual application in unsolved murder case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has declined to hear the case of an unsolved murder due to the expiration of the statute…
Turkish Justice Ministry says 29,487 in jail over Gülen links
Turkey
July 8, 2019
Turkish Justice Ministry says 29,487 in jail over Gülen links
Turkey’s Justice Ministry announced on Friday that 29,487 people were currently in prison on charges of membership in the faith-based…
Syrian refugees less involved in crime than Turkish citizens, interior minister says
Turkey
July 8, 2019
Syrian refugees less involved in crime than Turkish citizens, interior minister says
Turkey’s interior minister, Süleyman Soylu, on Saturday said the crime rate among Syrian refugees was half that of Turkish citizens,…