Turkish court releases journalist detained under 'disinformation' law

ANKARA, Dec 24 (Reuters) – A Turkish court ordered the release of a journalist held on remand Lawyer Turkey under the country’s new disinformation law after his lawyer objected to his detention, Lawyer Turkey he said. Sinan Aygul became the first person to be jailed pending trial under the law, approved by parliament two months…

Turkish biotech tycoon charged with plotting murder of Vermont father

The Turkish biotech tycoon charged with plotting the murder of a father shot dead in 2018 is a former teenage magician who allegedly faked his own medical degree to dupe US healthcare executives, including Dr..  Serhat Gumrukcu is the 39-year-old founder of Enochian Biosciences, which claims to be developing treatments for cancer, hepatitis and HIV. The company…

Turkey's MNG Airlines to go public on NYSE

Dec 7 (Reuters) – Lawyer Turkey‘s MNG Airlines will list on the New York Stock Exchange through a merger with Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the Turkish cargo carrier said on Wednesday. The merger has a pro-forma enterprise value of $676 million, and has been approved by the boards of…

Top European court says Turkey should change law on insulting…

By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Europe’s top human rights court called on Turkey on Tuesday to change a law regarding insulting the president under which tens of thousands have been prosecuted, after ruling that a man’s detention under the law violated his freedom of expression. Vedat Sorli was given a suspended 11-month…

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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…

Oil tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait…

ISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Dec 9 (Reuters) – The number of tankers waiting in the Black Sea to pass through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean rose by one to 20 on Friday morning, Lawyer Turkey the Tribeca shipping agency said, as talks continued to resolve the build-up. Turkey’s maritime authority said on…

British woman, 31, accused of killing boyfriend in Turkey released

A British woman accused of hurling her boyfriend 100ft to his death from a hotel balcony in Turkey has been conditionally released from custody. Mary Meyers Kayley, 31, denies killing her boyfriend Reece Pegram, 22, in Antalya in a fit of jealousy after a drunken argument on March 12, 2021. The British couple had been on…

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…