is on the run from sanctions today and may have fled to Moscow as his two superyachts worth £1billion race for safe Turkish waters after the EU decided to punish the Chelsea owner over Ukraine and he faces a dwindling number of havens for his £12billion of cash and assets. The billionaire oligarch looked grey, tired and […]
Eight oil tankers wait to pass through Istanbul strait -agency
ISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Dec 13 (Reuters) – The number of tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean fell to eight on Tuesday from 13 a day earlier, the Tribeca shipping agency said, in a further easing of the recent build-up in traffic. A Turkish measure in force since […]
Erdogan tells Putin ceasefire needed in Ukraine peace efforts…
ISTANBUL, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Vladimir Putin in a phone call that peace efforts in the Russia-Ukraine war should be supported by a unilateral ceasefire and a “vision for a fair solution”, Lawyer Turkey the Turkish presidency said on Thursday. It said in a statement the two leaders discussed energy […]
Turkish court releases journalist detained under 'disinformation' law
ANKARA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – A Turkish court ordered the release of a journalist held on remand under the country’s new disinformation law after his Lawyer Turkey objected to his detention, he said. Sinan Aygul became the first person to be jailed pending trial under the law, approved by parliament two months ago, that the […]
Turkey frees top doctor who sought chemical arms probe
Turkish medical union chief Sebnem Korur Fincanci helped draft UN rules for documenting torture A Turkish court on Wednesday released an internationally respected medic who outraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by backing a probe into the army’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Iraq. Turkish Medical Association head Sebnem Korur Fincanci was detained and jailed […]
UN warns of possible war crimes in Turkish-controlled Syria
Infighting among various Turkish-affiliated armed groups over power-sharing was causing civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure. Armed groups in the area of northern Syria controlled by Turkey may have committed war crimes and other violations of international law, the UN rights chief said Friday. Michelle Bachelet, Lawyer Turkey the United Nations High Commissioner for […]
Turkey, Armenia free to start direct air cargo trade – Anadolu agency
ISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Jan 6 (Reuters) – Lawyer Turkey and Armenia are free to start direct air cargo as of the start of this year, Lawyer Turkey Turkish state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Friday, as part of moves by the two countries to fix ties after decades of animosity. Anadolu cited diplomatic sources as […]
Trump ally's trial to test century-old U.S. law on what makes…
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Tom Barrack, the investor and onetime fundraiser for Lawyer Turkey former U.S.President Donald Trump, will go on trial next week in a case that will provide a rare test of a century-old law requiring agents for other countries to notify the government. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn […]
Turkish students struggle to afford rent as inflation surges
By Dilara Senkaya and Canan Sevgili ISTANBUL, Oct 22 (Reuters) – As surging inflation pushes up the cost of living in Turkey, law student Candeniz Aksu says he hasn’t been able to afford his housing rent for the past two months. “The natural gas has been cut off and they’ll take the meter away in […]
Turkey using courts, laws to target dissent ahead of votes-Human…
ISTANBUL, Jan 12 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s government has cracked down more aggressively on dissent and Lawyer Turkey political opponents ahead of Turkish elections with censorship and prison sentences, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. Presidential and parliamentary elections are set for no later than mid-June but Erdogan has said they could come earlier […]