Flynn under Pentagon investigation for money accepted from foreign groups
An investigation has been launched by the Pentagon’s inspector general into Michael Flynn, a retired US general and fired national security adviser for President...
Zarrab hires Trump ally for defense, prosecutor objects due to conflict of interest
Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian gold trader who was arrested in Miami last year for violating US sanctions on Iran hired former mayor of New...
CHP’s Kılıçdaroğlu: Turkish President using Brunson crisis to cover up his economic failure
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is deliberately using the...
Turkish presidential candidate İnce promises to repeal article criminalising insult to president
Muharrem İnce, a deputy for Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) who has been nominated by his party as a presidential candidate in...
Turkey’s RTÜK rains down sanctions on TV stations
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), Turkey’s broadcasting and streaming regulator, has imposed administrative fines and temporary broadcast halts on a number of...
103 retired admirals face 12 years for Bosporus treaty warning
A Turkish prosecutor has indicted 103 retired admirals over a warning they issued in April about a possible threat to a treaty governing the...
Turkish Maarif Foundation signs MoU to take over Gülen-linked schools in Central African Republic...
The Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV), a state-run education body, signed a memorandum of understanding with Central African Republic (CAR) officials on February 9 to...
Woman suffering from cancer left to take care of disabled son alone after husband’s...
A woman suffering from cancer said in a letter yesterday she had been struggling to take care of her disabled son since the jailing...
Turkish court rejects Yücel’s demand for damages arising from imprisonment
A Turkish court has rejected a German-Turkish journalist’s request for compensation for his yearlong imprisonment in Turkey, The Associated Press reported.
Deniz Yücel, a correspondent...
Son, 3 others detained while demanding ex-MP’s release from prison
The son of a former member of the Turkish legislature who was stripped of his parliamentary status in March and subsequently jailed on conviction...
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