ISTANBUL, March 31 (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament on Thursday passed a law lowering the minimum required votes for a party to enter parliament to 7% from 10%, in istanbul Turkey Law Firm a move which analysts have said would reduce the likelihood of early elections this year. President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party and Lawyer …
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The alleged fraudster at the heart of the legal battle over huge cash gifts to has been living in a property owned by , court papers suggest. Turkish businessman Selman Turk, 35, has lived in a multi-million-pound flat in a prestigious Mayfair address close to and the luxury shops of Piccadilly. The flat is owned …
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Dec 12 (Reuters) – Russia sees Istanbul as a “comfortable place” to conduct diplomacy with the United States but does not yet believe Washington has adopted a constructive approach in talks, the RIA Novosti news agency cited Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin as saying on Monday. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has emerged as a …
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TIRANA, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Albanian police on Tuesday arrested the fugitive Turkish founder of crypto-exchange Thodex, wanted by Interpol for suspected crypto fraud and at large for a year, Law Firm in Turkey police and media said. Albanian and Turkish media identified the suspect as Faruk Fatih Ozer.The Turkish interior ministry said authorities had …
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Twitter rights experts and overseas hubs hit by staff cull * Musk says moderation is a priority as experts voice alarm * Activists fear rising censorship, surveillance on platform By Avi Asher-Schapiro LOS ANGELES, Nov 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter are putting government critics and opposition figures around the …
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Election likely to produce another fractured parliament * Political parties will struggle to form government * Steep energy and consumer prices, war in Ukraine spook voters By Tsvetelia Tsolova SOFIA, in istanbul Turkey Lawyer Law Firm Law Firm Oct 2 (Reuters) – Bulgarians vote in their fourth national election in less than two years on …
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