ISTANBUL (Reuters) -An Istanbul court on Wednesday sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, to a fresh prison term, state broadcaster TRT reported, extending a crackdown on the opposition. Imamoglu, who has been in jail pending trial since March over separate corruption charges, was sentenced to one year and…
Hong Kong is set to welcome a new top US diplomat as early as the end of this summer, according to the country’s acting consul general in the city, who also indicated Washington’s keen interest in increasing engagement with the local administration. David Schlaefer also confirmed on Tuesday that there was only one candidate for…
ISTANBUL (AP) — The mayors of three major cities in southern Turkey were arrested Saturday, state-run media reported, joining a growing list of opposition figures detained since the mayor of Istanbul was imprisoned in March. Abdurrahman Tutdere, the mayor of Adiyaman, and Zeydan Karalar, who heads Adana municipality, were detained in early morning raids, according…
“We never want to be too stiff. I don’t want people to be scared to laugh or worried that they’re talking too loudly,” says Mina Güçlüer, the new head chef at storied French restaurant Belon. “I want to make sure everybody’s having fun and eating good food at the same time.” It’s a fitting declaration…
A mainland Chinese driverless technology company with a research base in Hong Kong is in talks with several Middle Eastern countries to offer its autonomous airport vehicle solutions, its CEO has said ahead of meeting the city’s leader in Qatar. Speaking to the Post, UISEE CEO Wu Gansha also said the company’s partnership with the…
(Bloomberg) — The costs of borrowing Turkish lira in the offshore market and insuring the country’s debt against default are holding near the levels they set last week, a sign that traders remain deeply on edge after a wild period for the market. The lira dipped against the dollar. Most Read from Bloomberg The offshore…
Istanbul Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu speaks at the 19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day celebrations held at the Maltepe Event Area on May 19, 2023 on Istanbul, Turkey. Hakan Akgun | Getty Images The Turkish lira fell to a record low against the dollar and the country’s benchmark stock index dropped by…
Three suspects accused of murdering an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in the United Arab Emirates were apprehended in Istanbul over the weekend during a covert operation by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization and police. The suspects, two 28-year-olds and a 33-year-old, all Uzbek nationals, were extradited to the UAE upon a request from Emirati authorities, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu…