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.
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FUND SCANDAL PAYOUTS BEGIN AS MSCI FREEZE DEEPENS MARKET TURMOIL
For nearly half a million retail investors caught in Turkey’s worst financial storm in years, compensation has finally begun to flow. But the first cash distributions came as the fallout spread beyond Turkey’s borders: global index provider MSCI froze index changes for Turkish equities on Oct. 15 and warned of a possible downgrade, while prosecutors broadened their probes and lawmakers scrambled to pass emergency legislation.
AS SECOND SESSION NEARS TO END, CRACKS SEEN IN ISTANBUL PROBE
A check allegation pits Medya A.Ş. executives against each other, while Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is expected to deliver his main defense next week, by the end of the second session of the Istanbul municipality corruption trial.
NEW PROBE TARGETS FOOTBALL REFEREES
A judicial investigation has spread to top-tier football referees, leading to the detention of Central Referee Committee (MHK) Chair Ferhat Gündoğdu and six other officials.
GÖKÇEK PROBE EXPANDS TO SON, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND 36 TENDER COMPANIES
Ahmet and Hülya Gökçek, the son and daughter-in-law of former Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek, were questioned as suspects on Sept. 7 and released under judicial control with a ban on leaving Turkey.
JAILED ANTALYA MAYOR FACES NEW PROSTITUTION INVESTIGATION
Jailed Antalya Mayor Muhittin Böcek faces new criminal allegations involving prostitution and abuse of office, following his earlier arrest in a corruption probe, according to media reports.
AUTHORITIES CLOSE BRIEF PROBE INTO BRITISH ECONOMIST FOLLOWING REMARKS ABOUT ERDOĞAN
Turkish authorities have closed a brief investigation into British economist Timothy Ash over comments likening President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
FROM GOLD BARS TO A MURDER PROBE: INSIDE THE OPERATIONS AGAINST TWO RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Authorities have exhumed the body of a religious leader who died a decade ago as part of wide-ranging judicial investigations into two Islamic orders with poor relations with the government.
PROBE INTO PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA FIGURES WIDEN
An investigation touching several pro-government media figures is widening, with new detention warrants issued for additional suspects even as one high-profile figure has been released.
PROBE INTO ROCK STAR’S CHARITY EXPANDS AS CELEBRITIES QUESTIONED
The corruption investigation into the Ahbap Association, founded by Turkish rock star Haluk Levent, has expanded with numerous celebrities summoned to testify.
ROCK STAR ARRESTED IN MASSIVE CHARITY FRAUD PROBE
Turkey is shaken by the misdoings of an Anatolian rock singer Haluk Levent, who once topped the list of Turkey's 'most trusted celebrities' due to his leadership of the respected charity organization Ahbap.
NINE MORE DEFENDANTS RELEASED IN ISTANBUL’S CORRUPTION PROBE
Nine defendants were released at the 53rd hearing of the Istanbul Municipality’s corruption trial, bringing the total number of releases in the case to 51.