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While escalation of violence continues, State of Turkish Judiciary: the Prosecutor, hero of coup cases, flees to Georgia to escape arrest…

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Turkish prosecutor of corruption, coup cases flee to Georgia over ‘coup attempt’ arrest warrant A controversial prosecutor who led probes into alleged coup attempts has fled to Georgia with a colleague after an arrest warrant has been issued on both judiciary figures for attempting to overthrow the Turkish government with the corruption investigations of 2013. Turkish … Read more

As more blood spilled, nationalist MHP leans towards AKP for a war government…

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Turkish nationalist opposition would back AKP minority gov’t in return for snap poll Turkey’s nationalist opposition MHP would support a minority government formed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) if it agreed to hold a snap election in November, MHP deputy chairman Semih Yalçın told Reuters on Aug.4 Deputy chair denies Reuters report that MHP … Read more

KONDA, a relatively reliable pollster, declares Erdoğan’s victory…

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OSCE to offer recommendations to improve election system in Turkey Hurriyet Daily News OSCE will release its final report, which will also include recommendations for improving the election system in Turkey, said the head of the OSCE’s election observation team in Turkey Turkish PM Erdoğan takes aim at prosecutor Öz, HSYK Hurriyet Daily News PM Erdoğan has … Read more

Pro-AKP circles today moved to discredit the prosecutor, who supervised the corruption probe…

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Holiday bill of Turkish prosecutor allegedly paid by construction firm A prosecutor who supervised the recent corruption probe went for a holiday in Dubai last year that was paid for by a construction company, daily Sabah reported Turkish government’s motivations for retrials not convincing, CHP deputy chair says The government?s expressed intention for the retrial … Read more

Paranoid Style. Gov’t denies corruption, moves to kill the case…

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Government members and pro-gov’t circles have only one argument. They are under attack by powerful international forces. Conspiratorial thinking at best. Zekeriya Öz, the chief prosecutor, is believed to be weakened by new appointments to the case. Details revealed about Turkey?s ongoing graft probe The details are gradually being revealed regarding the ongoing corruption investigations Turkish PM: … Read more

Ergenekon Prosecutor Öz replaced, and i couldn’t figure out what this really means…

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I think in the final analysis this is a face saving operation. Journalists’ arrest did not do good for the Ergenekon Case. Mr. Öz will still be around though he was a bit under pressure. Now new prosecutors to energize the process… Ergenekon Prosecutor Öz removed from case in reassignment by ISTANBUL – Daily News … Read more