Turkish gov’t issues detention warrants for former CHP deputy Erdemir over Zarrab case
İstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office issued a detention warrant on Tuesday for former main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Aykan Erdemir, on the grounds...
87-year old Turkish prisoner gets solitary confinement for ‘hoping release one day’
Ali Osman Karahan, an 87-year-old Turkish man who has been kept in an Isparta prison for almost 15 months over alleged links to the...
Bipartisan Policy Center: Corruption becomes policy instrument in Erdoğan’s Turkey
Corruption has become an instrument of policy and rule in the hands of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP)...
Reza Zarrab potential witness as Turkey’s Erdoğan cited in US sanctions-busting case
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who was arrested in Miami in March 2016 on charges of evading US sanctions on Iran, will not...
EU reacts to Turkish court’s ruling against journalist Parıldak
The European Union has reacted to a verdict on Nov. 21 that sentenced former Zaman daily reporter Ayşenur Parıldak to seven years, six months...
Turkey’s CHP and AKP trade barbs over claims of President Erdoğan’s off-shore accounts
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is set on Tuesday to challenge a statement by Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he...
Turkish court decides to hunger striker Gülmen in prison despite prosecutor’s request of release
An Ankara court rejected on Monday the request of prosecutor in charge for the release of Nuriye Gülmen, an academician who launched a hunger...
Turkish gov’t detains about 6,000 people over alleged Gülen links in last two months
The Turkish Interior Ministry has announced on Monday that 2,589 people have been detained in November due to alleged links to the Gülen movement...
Report: Turkey’s MİT abducts Turkish businessman from Sudan
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) has abducted a Gülen movement-affiliated businessman from Sudan, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Monday.
According to the news...
Turkish gov’t seeks Interpol red notices for three prominent corruption prosecutors
Turkish government has requested Interpol red notices on Monday for three prominent former prosecutors, who were responsible for the investigation launched against the earth...
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