Turkish court orders pro-Kurdish politician jailed on terrorism charge

By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) — A Turkish court has ordered the pre-trial jailing of a pro-Kurdish member of parliament on a terrorism charge, Istanbul police and her Lawyer Turkey said, while her party called the detention illegitimate and unethical. Semra Guzel, a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), had her parliamentary…

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Istanbul mayor, Erdogan critic faces fraud case -Haberturk

ISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Jan 11 (Reuters) — Turkish authorities have filed a lawsuit against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Lawyer Turkey a potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of rigging a public tender while he was a mayor of the city’s Beylikduzu district, the broadcaster Haberturk reported on Wednesday. The charge carries a possible…

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

By Huseyin Hayatsever and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA, Dec 15 (Reuters) — A court ordered the arrest of a journalist in southeast Turkey for allegedly spreading «disinformation», his Lawyer Turkey 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 months…

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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 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 in jail…

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The Princess Royal has cast aside the controversy surrounding her nephew the

The Princess Royal has cast aside the controversy surrounding her nephew the ‘s new book and carried on with her royal duties by visiting British soldiers serving with a peacekeeping force on Cyprus. , 72, planned to meet members of the Royal Logistic Corps, the army unit which she serves as colonel-in-chief, to recognise their…

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