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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

In a rather good news, Chris Peterson is back in Turkey…

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Academic Stephenson returned to Turkey yesterday (March 22), and to lecturing today. Stephenson added that he is not hopeless for Turkey while joking that he will “be careful about his personal situation” as he continues to act in solidarity with the imprisoned academics…

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New photo from Facebook March 23, 2016 at 10:28PM

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An American prosecutor, Bharara who have Reza Zarrab arrested, becomes a popular figure in Turkey…

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Yet another shame for the Turkish judiciary who bowed in to corruption and did nothing…

Turkish National Arrested for Conspiring to Evade U.S. Sanctions Against Iran, Money Laundering and Bank Fraud | OPA

Department of Justice – Mar 21

Charges Unsealed against Three Defendants Who Allegedly Engaged in Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Transactions on Behalf of the Government of Iran and Iranian Entities as Part of a Scheme to Evade U.S. Sanctions An indictment was unsealed in

US court rejects Reza Zarrab’s bail application

A U.S. court has rejected the bail application of shady Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab, who was arrested in Florida on charges of fraud and violating international sanctions on Iran

Who is Prosecutor Have Sarraf Arrested?

Bianet :: English

The prosecutor Bharara who has Rıza Sarraf arrested and demanded 75 years of imprisonment has earned his reputation by launching probes into diplomats, politicians, and as many as 100 bankers following global crisis in 2008.

Prosecutor Have Sarraf Arrested Follows Erdoğan on Twitter

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Prosecutor Bharara who have Sarraf arrested has started to follow Erdoğan after the arrest. Bharara follows only musician Bruce Springsteen and comedian Steve Harvey as personal account.

Who’s the recipient of the Zarrab ‘message?’

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on March 21 that Iranian origin Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab had been arrested on charges of “engaging in hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of transactions on behalf of the government of Iran and other Iranian entities

Gold Trader Charged in U.S. With Violating Iran Sanctions

Bloomberg – Patricia Hurtado – Mar 21, 7:10 PM

A gold trader who’s already at the center of a bribery scandal in Turkey was charged by the U.S. in a scheme to help the Iranian government launder hundreds of millions of dollars and evade U.S. economic sanctions. Reza Zarrab,

US prosecutor in spotlight of Turkish Twitter users after fraud charge on Zarrab

U.S. prosecutor Preet Bharara who has charged Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab for fraud has been in the spotlight of Turkish Twitter users following the news of Zarrab’s arrest

Turkey’s media faces ‘unprecedented crisis’, says English PEN

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by David Batty /

Charity says press freedom in Turkey has suffered systematic attack under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with journalists facing imprisonment and assault

Turkey’s independent media now faces “an unprecedented crisis” due to the erosion of their rights during Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s time in office as prime minister and now president, according to the free speech charity, English PEN.

Ruling allows Turkish women to keep maiden name after marrying

Women in Turkey will not have to take their husbands’ surnames after getting married, according to a new ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeals

Turkey’s biodiversity at risk: Analysis

The biodiversity in Turkey is at risk, according to an analysis based on a report released by the Yale University that ranked countries’ environmental performance

Support for Cerattepe from World Peasants

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International peasant movement La Via Campesina consisting of over 200 million peasants, landless, women, young, local, immigrant, agriculture and food laborers gathering 183 organizations from 88 countries has sent message of support to people of Artvin.

ECHR fines Turkey 133,000 euros over 2000 prison operation

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has fined to Turkey 133,000 euros over severe rights violations during an intervention by security forces in a prison in 2000