turkey: end prosecutions for ‘insulting president’

. © 2018 Batuhan Dereli Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has chosen to drop complaint against four Ankara students he accused of insulting the president for holding up banner, today. ... 2005, Erdoğan, then prime minister, lodged complaint of defamation and sought damages from the..

world leaders should reject saudi whitewash

In response to Saudi government's statement, Turkish Ömer Çelik emphasized that Turkey's own investigation would reveal what had happened to Khashoggi and that Turkey had a debt of honor for the investigation to uncover the full circumstances. . ..

the earthquake in international alliances

An unnamed Turkish diplomatic source confirmed that intelligence services “received intel from its Russian counterpart that warned of an impending coup”. ... I further have documented its extreme likelihood, headlining at Strategic Culture Foundation on August 18th, “What Was Behind the..

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