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Turkey Sentences Dozens to Life Terms Over 2016 Failed Coup

April 7, 2021April 7, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coup, Recep Erdogan, sentencing, Turkey

A Turkish court sentenced dozens of people to life imprisonment on Wednesday over their involvement in the 2016 failed coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

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Criminal Government International 

Turkey Detains Ex-Admirals Over Statement on Straits Treaty

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
arrests, investigation, military, Turkey

Turkish authorities on Monday detained 10 former admirals after a group of more than 100 retired top navy officers issued a statement that government officials tied to Turkey’s history of military coups.

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Government International Law 

Greece Accuses Turkey of Escorting Migrant Smuggling Boats

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Greece, immigration, military, smuggling, Turkey

Greece is reporting a series of brushes with Turkey’s coast guard in the narrow stretch of water between the eastern Greek island of Lesbos and the Turkish coast, at a time of generally testy relations between the two neighbors and NATO allies.

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Appeals International Politics 

Turkish High Court Rejects Bid to Close Opposition Party

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kurds, political parties, Turkey

Citing procedural deficiencies, Turkey’s highest court on Wednesday rejected an indictment by a top prosecutor seeking to disband the country’s opposition pro-Kurdish party for alleged links to Kurdish militants, the state-run news agency reported.

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Education Government International 

Turkish Police Detain Dozens of Student Protesters

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
arrests, college, protests, Recep Erdogan, students, Turkey

Turkish police on Friday detained dozens of students protesting against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a party loyalist as the head of a top Istanbul university.

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Civil Rights International Politics 

Uyghurs in Turkey Protest Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
China, human rights, Muslims, protests, Turkey

Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul on Thursday, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey and demanding that the Turkish government take a stronger stance against human rights abuses in China’s far-western Xinjiang region.

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Appeals Criminal International Politics 

Guilty Verdict Against Ex-Flynn Partner Reinstated

March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 ERIKA WILLIAMS
Fourth Circuit, lobbying, Michael Flynn, Turkey, verdict

The Fourth Circuit made mincemeat of Bijan Kian’s acquittal after-the-fact, saying the trial court was also wrong to conditionally grant a new trial.

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Government International Politics 

Turkey Strips Pro-Kurdish Legislator of Seat in Parliament

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kurds, legislators, Social Media, Turkey

In the latest crackdown on Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkey on Wednesday stripped a prominent legislator of his parliamentary seat following his conviction over a 2016 social media post.

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Criminal International Trials 

Turkey Jails 5 to Life Over 2016 Russian Envoy’s Killing

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Diplomacy, murder, Russia, sentencing, Turkey

A Turkish court on Tuesday slapped life terms on five suspects over the 2016 murder of Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara, state news agency Anadolu reported.

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Criminal International Media Trials 

Turkish Court Refuses to Add US Report to Khashoggi Trial

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Assassination, Embassies, evidence, journalists, murder, Saudi Arabia, Turkey

A Turkish court trying 26 Saudi suspects in absentia for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday refused to admit a US report blaming the kingdom’s crown prince for the killing.

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Civil Rights Criminal Entertainment International Media Politics Trials 

Turkish Court Clears Actors of ‘Insulting’ Erdogan

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
celebrity, censorship, Free Speech, Turkey, verdict

An Istanbul court on Monday delivered a rare victory to freedom of expression advocates in Turkey by acquitting two veteran actors of “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Education Government International 

Turkey’s French Teachers Caught in Diplomatic Crosshairs

February 22, 2021February 23, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
college, Diplomacy, France, Islam, teachers, Turkey

More than a dozen French professors at a top Turkish university face the threat of expulsion after being denied work permits while a diplomatic feud rages between Paris and Ankara.

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Financial International Politics 

Halkbank

February 17, 2021February 18, 2021 BRIEF
banks, creditors, Iran, Sanctions, Terrorism, Turkey

A federal court in New York conditionally dismissed a suit brought by hundreds of judgment creditors of Iran against Turkey’s Halkbank relating to claims it skirted U.S. sanctions against Iran and supported state-sponsored terrorism. Most of the plaintiffs do not live in the U.S. and Turkey would be a more appropriate forum for the case.

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Criminal International Politics 

New Zealand-Australia Row Erupts Over ‘Terrorist’ Dual National

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Australia, citizenship, Islamic State Group, New Zealand, Terrorism, Turkey

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern angrily accused Australia Tuesday of shirking its responsibility for a dual national arrested in Turkey with alleged links to the Islamic State militant group.

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Criminal International Politics 

Turkey Rejects US Appeal to Release Rights Leader

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Biden administration, coup, protests, Turkey

Turkey on Thursday rejected a U.S. call to release jailed civil society leader Osman Kavala, accusing Washington of interference.

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Civil Rights Criminal Government International 

Europe Court Faults Turkey Over Girl Forced Into Prostitution

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
children, European Court of Human Rights, prostitution, Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled against Turkey in the case of a girl who was forced into prostitution from the age of 12, saying she was not given sufficient legal protection and support.

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Environment Health International 

Turkish Man Strikes Up 37-Year Friendship With Swan

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
birds, rescue, Turkey

An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.

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Civil Rights Education International Politics 

Turkey’s Erdogan Describes Student Protesters as Terrorists

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
college, presidential appointments, protests, students, Terrorism, Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced student protesters as “terrorists” and vowed to crackdown on demonstrations opposing the appointment of a government loyalist to head Istanbul’s most prestigious university.

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Appeals Arts Civil Rights Criminal International 

Europe Court Faults Turkey Over British Artist’s Conviction

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
art, European Court of Human Rights, protests, Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday that Turkey violated a British artist’s freedom of speech by convicting him of “insulting” Recep Tayyip Erdogan when he was prime minister.

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Entertainment Health International 

Dog Spent Days Outside Turkish Hospital Waiting for Owner

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 ASSOCIATED PRESS
dogs, hospitals, pets, Turkey

A devoted dog spent five days waiting outside a hospital in northern Turkey where her sick owner was receiving treatment.

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