By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, July 28 (Reuters) – A proposed law that Turkey says will make social media companies more accountable to local regulations will rather increase censorship and accelerate a trend of authorities silencing dissent, critics including a U.N.body said this week. The Lawyer Turkish parliament was to begin debate on Tuesday on the …
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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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has secured legal approval for the controversial purchase of thousands of acres of prime farmland, after the deal drew fury from the state’s residents. The state’s Attorney General Drew Wrigley had inquired into the land sale, and on Wednesday issued a letter saying the transaction complied with an archaic anti-corporate farming law. The Depression-era Lawyer Law …
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Billionaire Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov may have put some of his most valuable UK properties out of the Law Firm in Turkey‘s reach before being sanctioned, it has today been claimed. The Russian businessman – who is believed to be worth nearly £15 billion – is thought to own at least six properties in the …
ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkey´s parliament extended for 18 months a law that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. The bill renewed a one-year mandate that came into force in January following a security and military agreement with the U.N. If you adored this information and you would like to receive even more information …
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Lawyer Law Firm Turkey-backed Syrian fighters have been clashing with Kurdish forces allied to Washington Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Sunday that it was imperative the Kremlin “clear” Kurdish forces from northern Syria. Erdogan has been threatening to launch a new incursion into northern Syria to push out Kurdish …
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It was the beloved home of the monarch who gave up the throne so he could marry a divorcee. Fort Belvedere became the main residence of the future King Edward VIII in 1929, when he was the Prince of Wales. Situated in Windsor Great Park, within a short drive of Sunningdale Golf Course and , …
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 …
The idea Britain is running out of NLAW anti-tank missiles is ‘b******s’ and a video showing Ben Wallace apparently suggesting this is the case has been faked by pro-Kremlin propagandists, a senior UK official has said. The clip is the second teaser released by a pair of Russian ‘pranksters’ accused of taking their orders from …
‘s Amber Turner, Courtney Green and Chloe Meadows were all out and about filming the new series in Essex on Thursday. Reality star Amber, 28, put on a leggy display in bright blue shorts and a matching jacket as she stepped out while Courtney, 27, and Chloe, 30, looked equally as stylish. It comes after …
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