COMMENTARY — JP Morgan and Kardemir embroiled in Iran sanctions-busting scandal at Halkbank
By Abdullah Bozkurt
A confidential probe into the clandestine activities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and its affiliates by Turkish prosecutors and police...
US defines Turkish gov’t accusations of plot in Zarrab case ‘ridiculous’
The United States has called the Turkish government’s accusations of a plot in the case of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab “ridiculous,” referring to an...
Turkish court rules for continuation of imprisonment of Amnesty Turkey’s chair Taner Kılıç
A Turkish court in İzmir has ruled for the continuation of the pre-trial detention of Taner Kılıç, chair of the board of Amnesty International’s...
Turkish Parliament committee decides to oust HDP deputy Leyla Zana
A Turkish parliamentary committee on Tuesday agreed on the removal of Leyla Zana, a veteran Kurdish politician and a deputy of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’...
Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for at least 271 people over alleged links to...
Turkish government has issued detention warrants for 271 people in Konya, Ankara and İzmir-based investigations on Wednesday as part of its massive post-coup witch...
Mother of three, purge-victim of Turkish government, dies of heart attack
Rana Öztürk, a mother of three children and the wife of Engin Öztürk, who has been under arrest for 15 months over alleged ties...
Judge Berman implies Turkish-Iranian gold trader Zarrab is still part of case in US
Judge Richard M. Berman, senior federal judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, who is overseeing prosecution of...
Jailed Turkish journalist Şahin Alpay: My health is getting worse
Şahin Alpay, a jailed veteran journalist and columnist of now-closed Zaman and Today's Zaman dailies, has said in letter sent from notorious Silivri Prison...
Turkey’s main opposition leader slams Erdoğan over Zarrab case: Why did you get into...
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Tuesday strongly criticised Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the case against Reza...
Turkish gov’t seeks extradition of alleged coup suspect Öksüz from Germany
Turkish government has decided to seek extradition of Adil Öksüz, who is the alleged prime suspect of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016, from...
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