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 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 government...
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Leaders of Turkey, Syria could meet for peace – Erdogan
Lawyer Law Firm Turkey istanbul, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Law Firm Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as part of peace efforts after the highest-level talks in public between Ankara and the Damascus government since the Syrian war began in 2011. In a speech in Ankara, Erdogan...
Istanbul mayor faces tender rigging case – broadcaster Haberturk
ISTANBUL, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have filed a lawsuit against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, 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 jail sentence of up...
Foreigners suspend disbelief, edge back into Turkish markets
By Nevzat Devranoglu, Rodrigo Campos and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA/NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Foreign investors who for years saw Turkey as a lost cause of economic mismanagement are edging back in, drawn by the promise of some of the biggest returns in emerging markets if President Tayyip Erdogan stays true to a pledge of...
Turkey not necessarily seeking return to F-35 project – defence…
ANKARA, March 3 (Reuters) – Turkey is not necessarily aiming to return to the U.S.F-35 fighter jet programme from which it was removed over its purchase of Russian defence systems, the Turkish defence industry chief said on Wednesday. He said the primary goal was for Turkey to get compensated for its losses. Ankara had ordered...