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Kanal Istanbul won’t change the Black Sea regime, #Russian envoy defends https://www.duvarenglish.com/diplomacy/2019/12/27/kanal-istanbul-wont-change-the-black-sea-regime-russian-envoy-defends/ … #kanalistanbul

Assad’s top aide says #Syria should be cleared of all ‘occupiers, including Turks’ https://www.duvarenglish.com/diplomacy/2019/12/26/assads-top-aide-says-syria-should-be-cleared-of-all-occupiers-including-turks/ … #Turkey

#Turkey’s Constitutional Court rules #Wikipedia ban a rights violationhttps://www.duvarenglish.com/human-rights/2019/12/27/turkeys-constitutional-court-rules-wikipedia-ban-a-rights-violation/…

Türk-İş walks out of meeting, says new monthly minimum wage not enough to last even 10 days https://www.duvarenglish.com/economy/2019/12/26/new-monthly-minimum-wage-not-enough-to-last-10-days-says-workers-confederation/ … #Turkey

US judge not to pause prosecution of #Halkbank https://www.duvarenglish.com/economy/2019/12/26/us-judge-not-to-pause-prosecution-of-halkbank/ … #Turkey

Kanal Istanbul: A debate to end all debates! – Can Selçuki writes @CanSelcuki https://www.duvarenglish.com/columns/2019/12/27/kanal-istanbul-a-debate-to-end-all-debates … #kanalistanbul #Turkey

#Turkey’s political prisoners: the case of Osman Kavala – Zafer Yörük writes https://www.duvarenglish.com/columns/2019/12/27/turkeys-political-prisoners-the-case-of-osman-kavala/ … @duvarenglish #OsmanKavala

#Libya’s internationally recognized government has formally requested from #Turkey “air, ground and sea” military support to fend off an offensive of eastern forces to take the capital Tripoli, a Tripoli official has said.https://www.duvarenglish.com/diplomacy/2019/12/26/libya-to-ask-for-turkish-support-if-tripoli-war-escalates/…

U.S. District Judge Richard Berman has rejected a request by #Turkey’s state-owned #Halkbank to put on hold a federal prosecution accusing it of helping Iran evade U.S. economic sanctions.https://www.duvarenglish.com/economy/2019/12/26/us-judge-not-to-pause-prosecution-of-halkbank/…

Representatives of #Turkey’s biggest trade union confederation Türk-İş have walked out of minimum wage negotiations, saying that the newly determined amount would not even be sufficient to cover the expenses of a worker for 10 days, let alone 30 days.https://www.duvarenglish.com/economy/2019/12/26/new-monthly-minimum-wage-not-enough-to-last-10-days-says-workers-confederation/…

Bouthaina Shaaban, a political and media adviser to Bashar al-Assad who often speaks on his behalf, said “our lands should be totally and completely liberated from foreign occupiers, whether they are terrorists, or the Turks or the Americans.” #Syriahttps://www.duvarenglish.com/diplomacy/2019/12/26/assads-top-aide-says-syria-should-be-cleared-of-all-occupiers-including-turks/…

Trump praises #Turkey for trying to stop ‘carnage’ in #Idlibhttps://www.duvarenglish.com/diplomacy/2019/12/26/trump-warns-russia-syria-iran-against-killing-civilians-in-idlib/…

#Libya to ask for #Turkish support if Tripoli war escalateshttps://www.duvarenglish.com/diplomacy/2019/12/26/libya-to-ask-for-turkish-support-if-tripoli-war-escalates/…

The term of office of #Turkey’s state of emergency commission has been extended by one more year. The commission has so far concluded 98,300 of the 126,300 appeals since its first decision in December of 2017.https://www.duvarenglish.com/politics/2019/12/26/turkeys-state-of-emergency-commissions-term-extended-for-another-year/…

Erdoğan insists on building Kanal Istanbul, lashes out at mayor for opposing https://www.duvarenglish.com/politics/2019/12/26/erdogan-insists-on-building-kanal-istanbul-lashes-out-at-mayor-for-opposing/ … #kanalistanbul #Erdogan

Former minister Babacan says his new party will fix the economy in 30 days https://www.duvarenglish.com/politics/2019/12/26/former-minister-babacan-says-his-new-party-will-fix-the-economy-in-30-days/ … #Alibabacan #Turkey

Istanbulites in rush to file appeals against Kanal Istanbul project https://www.duvarenglish.com/domestic/2019/12/25/istanbulites-in-rush-to-file-appeals-against-kanal-istanbul-project/ … #kanalistanbul #Turkey

Former AKP PM Davutoğlu defends Montreux Convention https://www.duvarenglish.com/politics/2019/12/25/former-akp-pm-davutoglu-defends-montreux-convention/ … #AhmetDavutoğlu #Turkey

Rights defenders say Demirtaş’s life is at risk https://www.duvarenglish.com/politics/2019/12/25/rights-defenders-say-demirtass-life-is-at-risk/ … #selahattindemirtaş #HumanRights

Violence against healthcare workers in #Turkey increased during #AKP tenurehttps://www.duvarenglish.com/health-2/2019/12/26/violence-against-healthcare-workers-in-turkey-increased-during-akp-tenure/…

#Refugee boat sinks in Van Lake: 7 dead, 64 survivors https://www.duvarenglish.com/domestic/2019/12/26/refugee-boat-sinks-in-van-lake-7-dead-64-survivors/ … #Turkey

Arab investors purchase large parcels of land near route of Kanal Istanbul https://www.duvarenglish.com/economy/2019/12/26/arab-investors-purchase-large-parcels-of-land-near-route-of-kanal-istanbul/ … #kanalistanbul #Turkey

Killers get reduced sentences for being “provoked” by inmate they lynched https://www.duvarenglish.com/human-rights/2019/12/25/killers-get-reduced-sentences-for-being-provoked-by-inmate-they-lynched/ … #Turkey #Turkish

EU’s top diplomat in #Turkey warns relations moving backward, not forward – Exclusive interview by Cansu Çamlıbel @cansucamlibel https://www.duvarenglish.com/columns/2019/12/26/eus-top-diplomat-in-turkey-warns-we-are-moving-backward-not-forward/ … #EuropeanUnion

They had a lot of lemon! – Mehveş Evin writes @mehvesevin https://www.duvarenglish.com/columns/2019/12/26/they-had-a-lot-of-lemon/ … #osmankavala #HumanRights

Forest fires engulfing the Black Sea region started by humans, says minister #Turkeyhttps://www.duvarenglish.com/environment/2019/12/24/turkeys-black-sea-region-scorched-by-surface-fires/…

The controversial Kanal Istanbul project could jeopardize the Montreux Convention and therefore should be “avoided,” Ahmet Davutoğlu, a former prime minister from the ruling AKP, has said. #Turkeyhttps://www.duvarenglish.com/politics/2019/12/25/former-akp-pm-davutoglu-defends-montreux-convention/…

#Istanbul residents have been flocking to the Istanbul Provincial Environment and Urbanization Directorate for the last two days to file appeals against the controversial Kanal Istanbul project. #Turkeyhttps://www.duvarenglish.com/domestic/2019/12/25/istanbulites-in-rush-to-file-appeals-against-kanal-istanbul-project/…