In a first, Turkish court arrests journalist under 'disinformation'…

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA, Lawyer Turkey Dec 15 (Reuters) — A court ordered the arrest of a journalist in southeast Turkey for allegedly spreading «disinformation», his lawyer said on Thursday, marking the first pre-trial detention under a new law that critics say poses a threat to free speech. The arrest comes two…

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Turkish prosecutors to probe Erdogan effigy incident in Sweden…

By Daren Butler and Anna Ringstrom ISTANBUL/STOCKHOLM, Jan 13 (Reuters) — Turkish prosectors opened a probe on Friday into an incident in Stockholm in which an effigy of President Tayyip Erdogan was strung up, state media said, adding further diplomatic strain in Sweden’s bid to win Turkey’s approval to join NATO. Footage first shared on…

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Istanbul mayor's 'insult' trial resumes ahead of elections

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu defeated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ally in a controversial 2019 vote Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor Lawyer Turkey faced new hearings Wednesday in a politically-charged trial that could bar him from seeking office months before next year’s general election. Prosecutors want to sentence Ekrem Imamoglu to between 15 months and four years…

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Roman Abramovich is unable to pay the Queen ‘tens of thousands’ of pounds a year in rent for his £150million London mansion that sits on land owned by the Crown Estate after the UK Government froze his assets, it has been reported

Roman Abramovich is unable to pay the Queen ‘tens of thousands’ of pounds a year in rent for his £150million London mansion that sits on land owned by the Crown Estate after the UK Government froze his assets, it has been reported. Britain has sanctioned nearly two dozen Russian oligarchs with alleged links to Vladimir Putin’s…

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