Over 140 tourists launch legal action after illness at Turkish hotel

More than 140 British holidaymakers have launched legal action after being struck down with severe illness at a luxury five-star resort in Turkey. Dozens of families claim they contracted a sickness bug which ruined their holidays while staying at the Mukarnas Resort and Spa, in Antalya — a resort city on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. Tourists…

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Turkish parliament approves contentious election law changes

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Lawyer Turkey´s parliament on Thursday approved electoral law amendments that critics maintain could pave the way to election fraud and aim to curtail an opposition alliance´s chances of wresting control of the house in the next elections. Parliament endorsed the changes by a show of hands after a three-day debate.The reforms…

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Turkey prosecutors seek 15-month jail term for Istanbul mayor

Imamoglu faces charges of ‘insulting’ public officials after beating Erdogan’s ally to become Istanbul mayor Turkish prosecutors on Friday sought to jail Istanbul’s mayor for at least 15 months, Lawyer Turkey which would bar him from politics, over a remark he made after defeating an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections, his Lawyer…

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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…

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