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Erdogan accuses Israel of using Druze as pretext to expand into Syria
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused Israel of using the Druze minority in Syria as a pretext for ...
Turkish journalist could face minimum 5 years prison for Erdogan comments
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish prosecutors have prepared an indictment seeking a prison sentence of at least five years for independent journalist Fatih Altayli over comments he made about President Tayyip ...
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Turkish democracy under pressure: Erdogan's top rival sentenced to two years in prison.
Wednesday's conviction is based on comments made on Jan. 20 in which Imamouglu accused Istanbul's Chief Public Prosecutor Akin Gurlek of targeting opposition figures through alleged politically ...
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Erdogan rival Imamoglu handed prison term for insulting and threatening prosecutor
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul and chief political rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was on July 16 sentenced to a 17-month prison term for insulting the ...
Turkey detains hundreds of Erdogan opponents in pursuit of 'octopus' of corruption
Erdogan says the probe tackles what he calls a corrupt network that is like 'an octopus whose arms stretch to other parts of ...
Istanbul mayor given fresh prison term for ‘insulting’ official
Istanbul mayor given fresh prison term for ‘insulting’ official - The main rival of Turkey’s president, he has been in jail ...
Turkey: Istanbul mayor Imamoglu hit with new jail term
Turkish opposition figure Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, is already in pre-trial detention on separate charges, but ...
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Journalist Faces Prison for Comments on Erdogan
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment seeking at least five years in prison for journalist Fatih Altayli. He is accused of making comments about President Erdogan in a YouTube video. Altayli, ...