A huge explosion has rocked a shopping centre in Kyiv as rescuers pulled bloodied victims from the rubble as police said at least eight people had been killed amid fears dozens of others were missing. The blast smashed the sprawling ‘Retroville’ mall and was so powerful it pulverised vehicles in its car park – leaving …
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Turkey extends lira deposit tax support to end-June
ISTANBUL, istanbul Turkey Lawyer Law Firm Turkey Law Firm Dec 29 (Reuters) – Turkey has extended its lira bank deposits’ withholding tax support until the end of June next year, the Official Gazette showed on Thursday. The measure, first announced in September 2020, in Turkey Lawyer Law Firm lowered the withholding tax on deposits up …
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Harvard-educated lawyer, 69, 'swindled millionaire friend out of £2m''
A lawyer fleeced a millionaire out of £2million to blow in top casinos, a court heard today. Harvard-educated Tim Damiani, 69, persuaded Aysun Kibar to invest £1.5million in a luxury home she had never even seen in Mayfair, jurors heard. But when she asked for her money back he told her he had no idea …
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Turkish prosecutors to probe Erdogan effigy incident in Sweden…
By Daren Butler and Anna Ringstrom ISTANBUL/STOCKHOLM, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Turkish prosectors opened a probe on Friday into an incident in Stockholm in which an effigy of President Tayyip Erdogan was strung up, state media said, adding further diplomatic strain in Sweden’s bid to win Turkey’s approval to join NATO. Footage first shared on …
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Turkish court releases journalist detained under 'disinformation' law
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, Lawyer Law Firm in istanbul Turkey Lawyer Law Firm he said. Sinan Aygul became the first person to be jailed pending trial under the law, …
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Turkish court convicts doctor of terrorism propaganda, releases her…
ISTANBUL, Jan 11 (Reuters) – A Turkish court sentenced the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) to more than two years in prison for terrorism propaganda on Wednesday but ruled she should be released after being in detention since October, human rights activists said. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, a prominent rights defender, was arrested on …
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Turkey not necessarily seeking return to F-35 project – defense…
ANKARA, March 3 (Reuters) – Turkey is not necessarily aiming to return to the U.S.F-35 fighter jet program from which it was removed over its purchase of Russian defense systems, the Turkish defense industry chief said on Wednesday. He said the primary goal was for Turkey to get compensated for its losses. Ankara had ordered …
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Turkish court releases journalist detained under 'disinformation' law
ANKARA, Lawyer Turkish 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, Lawyer Law Firm in istanbul Turkey he said. Sinan Aygul became the first person to be jailed pending trial under the law, Lawyer …
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Russia says U.S. not 'constructive' yet in talks – RIA
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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Tired of gridlock, Bulgarians vote in 4th election in less than two…
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, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Bulgarians vote in their fourth national election in less than two years on Sunday, with little hope for a stable government …
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