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Prominent Turkish journalist arrested on accusations of revealing state secrets
Turkey
June 12, 2020
Prominent Turkish journalist arrested on accusations of revealing state secrets
A Turkish court has jailed a prominent journalist from an online news outlet pending trial on accusations that she revealed…
Gov’t debt held by Turkey’s central bank exceeds 10 pct of assets: report
Business
June 11, 2020
Gov’t debt held by Turkey’s central bank exceeds 10 pct of assets: report
The share of government debt among the Turkish central bank’s assets exceeded 10 percent this week, data showed on Wednesday,…
More than 9,000 foreigners acquire Turkish citizenship via real estate investment: report
Business
June 11, 2020
More than 9,000 foreigners acquire Turkish citizenship via real estate investment: report
Turkey has granted citizenship to more than 9,000 people through real estate investments since mid 2016, according to the head…
Radical groups trying to disrupt truce in Syria’s Idlib, Turkish minister says
World
June 11, 2020
Radical groups trying to disrupt truce in Syria’s Idlib, Turkish minister says
Radical groups in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region are trying to disrupt a three-month-old ceasefire reached by Turkey and Russia, but…
Turkey sentences US Consulate employee to more than 8 years: report
World
June 11, 2020
Turkey sentences US Consulate employee to more than 8 years: report
A Turkish court on Thursday convicted a US Consulate General employee in İstanbul of membership in an armed terrorist organization…
Turkish foreign minister says US needs to play a more active role in Libya: report
World
June 11, 2020
Turkish foreign minister says US needs to play a more active role in Libya: report
The United States needs to play a more active role in Libya, both in achieving a ceasefire and in political…
Turkey ‘confident’ İstanbul will still host Champions League final: report
Sport
June 11, 2020
Turkey ‘confident’ İstanbul will still host Champions League final: report
Turkey is “confident” the Champions League final will still be held in İstanbul, Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoğlu said…
‘Turkey Tribunal’ established to adjudicate human rights violations, raise int’l awareness
World
June 11, 2020
‘Turkey Tribunal’ established to adjudicate human rights violations, raise int’l awareness
A “Turkey Tribunal” has been established to adjudicate recent human rights violations in Turkey including torture, abductions, shortcomings in freedom…
Turkey orders detention of 414 alleged Gülen members in post-coup crackdown
Turkey
June 9, 2020
Turkey orders detention of 414 alleged Gülen members in post-coup crackdown
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 414 people, mainly military personnel, over suspected links to the network that Ankara…
Erdoğan will allow court to decide fate of Hagia Sophia as mosque or museum
Turkey
June 9, 2020
Erdoğan will allow court to decide fate of Hagia Sophia as mosque or museum
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said he is waiting for a decision from the Council of State regarding the…