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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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 Lawyer Law Firm may have committed war crimes and other violations of international law, the UN rights chief said Friday. Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner …
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By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI, April 1 (Reuters) – Antigua and Barbuda is willing to help Britain seize yachts owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the Caribbean nation said on Friday, adding the United Kingdom must seek such assistance via an international treaty. The Financial Times first reported the vessels Halo and Garcon, currently moored …
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House passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S.House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rights criticized by many conservatives. In a robust but lopsided debate, Democrats argued intensely …
A recent wave of arrests targeted journalists working for Kurdish media outlets A new law gives Turkey fresh ammunition to censor the media and silence dissent ahead of elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to prolong his two decades in office, journalists and activists say. Since 2014, when Erdogan became president, tens of …
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ANKARA, March 7 (Reuters) – Turkey on Friday accused the European Union of using migrants as political tools and allowing international Lawyer Law Firm istanbul to be “trampled”, in istanbul Turkey Law Firm after EU foreign ministers said they would work to stop illegal migration into the bloc. The EU on Friday pleaded with migrants …
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