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Turkish medical union chief Sebnem Korur Fincanci helped draft UN rules for documenting torture A Turkish court on Wednesday released an internationally respected medic who outraged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by backing a probe into the army’s alleged use of chemical weapons in Iraq. Turkish Medical Association head Sebnem Korur Fincanci was detained and jailed …

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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 forces he blames …

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March 26 (Reuters) – Russian oligarchs are welcome in Turkey but must abide by international law in order to do any business, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday. Turkey has strongly criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but opposes sanctions imposed by its NATO allies on principle. “If Russian oligarchs … or any Russian …

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 is on the run from sanctions today and may have fled to Moscow as his two superyachts worth £1billion race for safe Turkish waters after the EU decided to punish the Chelsea owner over Ukraine and he faces a dwindling number of havens for his £12billion of cash and assets. The billionaire oligarch looked grey, tired and …

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – A Turkish court on Monday released pop star Gulsen from jail but placed her on house arrest as she awaits trial on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” for a joke she made about Turkey´s religious schools. Last week, the 46-year-old singer and songwriter, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, was …

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Even now, all these years later, David Dein still has The Unpleasant Dream. It is 5pm and he is sitting in his office. A man comes in and presents him with a sheet of paper. Sometimes it is a death warrant. Sometimes a death certificate. Either way, it signals the end. The man is Peter …

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ISTANBUL, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Turkish factory activity contracted for the 10th month running in December but showed some signs of improvement from previous months as output and new orders fell more slowly, a survey showed on Monday. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing stood at 48.1 in December, in istanbul Law Firm up …

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More than 140 British holidaymakers have launched legal action after being struck down with severe illness at a luxury five-star resort in Turkey. Dozens of families claim they contracted a sickness bug which ruined their holidays while staying at the Mukarnas Resort and Spa, in Antalya – a resort city on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. Tourists …

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By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, Sept 4 (Reuters) – A Turkish court has ordered the pre-trial jailing of a pro-Kurdish member of parliament on a terrorism charge, Istanbul police and her lawyer said, while her party called the detention illegitimate and unethical. Semra Guzel, a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), had her parliamentary immunity …

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