BRIBED IN, SQUEEZED OUT: AN IPO TALE FROM BURSA
With the investment fund scandal still unfolding, a new allegation has come to light: companies were asked for bribes to secure approval from the Capital Markets Board (SPK) to go public.
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ÖZEL FINED OVER PROPERTY STATEMENT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE
A court has ordered the main opposition Chair Özgür Özel to pay damages to Justice Minister Akın Gürlek in a ruling that did little to clarify how many properties the minister actually owns.
İMAMOĞLU: “IF YOUR RIVALS ARE IN PRISON, YOU CANNOT BE LEGITIMATE”
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu completed his four-day defense in the second session of his trial, directly targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in testimony after more than 600 days behind bars.
AKP KEEPS THE CLOCK RUNNING ON OPPOSITION MAYORS THROUGH RAIDS, RULINGS AND DEFECTIONS
Muğla and Manisa mayors denied switching to the AKP as operations against CHP and Yeni Party municipalities continued and courts delivered a string of rulings.
NAME DISPUTE OVER, PROVINCIAL CONGRESSES WILL TEST YENİ PARTY’S PROMISES
The Constitutional Court ended discussions about the Yeni Party’s name, but headquarters-backed candidates keep winning in the districts and provinces despite the promises to end the old CHP habit of central control.
PEACE PROCESS STALLS AGAIN
The parliament has not established a commission to monitor progress on the surrender of weapons and personnel by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK, and Kurdish groups are complaining the process is stalled.
THE NAME OF SARIGÜL: FAMILY IN PRISON, WHILE IMMUNITY KEEPS HIM OUT
We’ve borrowed our headline “The Name of Sarıgül” from “The Name of the Rose,” the best-selling novel by Italian writer Umberto Eco.
EYES ON PARLIAMENT FOR MECCA AGREEMENT
Despite opposition objections, the ruling AKP and its ally MHP hold a sufficient majority in parliament to pass the agreement.
A MONTH ON, NO ONE HELD TO ACCOUNT FOR FUND SCANDAL
Several weeks have passed since the fund scandal broke, but no official responsible has been arrested or fired. One investigation permit has been granted for a former official, while the government is in a hurry to complete the legal steps that would put an end to the scandal.
FOUR PKK CAMPS VACATED, ALL EYES ON YEAR’S LAST SECURITY COUNCIL
Ankara confirmed the evacuation of four Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) camps, possibly clearing the way for the second phase of the “Terror-Free Turkey” process.
BARS BUILT FOR THE GOVERNMENT, LOST BY THE GOVERNMENT
At Ankara Bar Association No. 2, President Gökhan Ağdemir withdrew his candidacy for reelection after boasting that his bar had helped 70 of its members become judges and prosecutors. At Istanbul Bar Association No. 2, the candidate backed by AKP and MHP groups lost the presidency by six votes.
POWER SHIFTS TOWARD AKP IN MORE MUNICIPALITIES AS OPPOSITION UNITE FOR TBB ELECTION
Fresh waves of judicial probes and detentions targeting opposition-led municipalities across Turkey are reshaping the country's local political landscape.