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U.S. State Dept says troubled by Turkey's jail sentence for opposition mayor

The U.S. State Department is "deeply troubled and disappointed" by a Turkish court handing a jail sentence to Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Istanbul mayor sentenced to prison for insulting public officials

Court also imposes political ban on Ekrem Imamoglu, seen as a potential opponent of President Erdogan in 2023 elections.

Al Jazeera

Turkish court gives Istanbul mayor prison term, politics ban

A Turkish court has sentenced the mayor of Istanbul to two years and seven months in prison on charges of insulting members of Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council

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Turkish Court Orders Jail, Political Ban for Erdogan Rival

A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to jail on Wednesday and imposed a political ban on the opposition politician who is seen as a strong potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in elections next year. Imamoglu was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison along with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sentenced to jail over ‘fools’ insult

Mayor expected to appeal against ruling that is seen as an effort to sideline an Erdoğan rival

The Guardian - UK

Turkish court orders jail, political ban for Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival

France 24

The Istanbul Turkish Kebab House in the southside of the city has been named as a finalist for the Best Turkish Restaurant in Scotland category in the first-ever Turkish Restaurant and Takeaway awards.

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Turkish court sentences Erdogan rival to jail with political ban

Reuters

Eight oil tankers wait to pass through Istanbul strait -agency

The number of tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean fell to eight on Tuesday from 13 a day earlier, the Tribeca shipping agency said, in a further easing of the recent build-up in traffic.

Reuters

Oil tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul strait fall to 13 - agency

The number of tankers waiting to pass through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean fell to 13 on Monday from 17 a day earlier, the Tribeca shipping agency said, showing an easing of the recent build-up in traffic.

Reuters

Highs and lows: 4 ideas to frame your holiday travel around Washington state

SEATTLE — While summer travel gets lots of love in Washington, the holiday season also brings many time off work and school, making the end of the year a prime time to travel — beyond the usual rounds for family, friends, turkey and presents. You can roam far and wide…

Tribune News Service

Russia Says US Is Not Taking a Constructive Approach to Istanbul Talks

Russia on Monday accused the United States of not taking a constructive approach to diplomatic talks in Istanbul, but said the Turkish city was a convenient place for such contacts to take place. A meeting between US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's SVR…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia says U.S. not 'constructive' yet in talks - RIA

Russia sees Istanbul as a "comfortable place" to conduct diplomacy with the United States but does not yet believe Washington has adopted a constructive approach in talks, the RIA Novosti news agency cited Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin as saying on Monday.

Reuters

Nathan Patterson ready to kick on as Dele Alli wins backing of ex-Everton team-mate

Here's your Everton FC morning headlines as Nathan Patterson speaks exclusively to the ECHO and Dele Alli gets Blue backing in Istanbul.

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England superfans returning to Qatar World Cup detail epic gruelling journey

Neal Weekes and Fil Sollof have made a gruelling journey to the Qatar World Cup to see England play tomorrow - as they have revealed they will return on Tuesday if the Three Lions win

Daily Mirror

Mums slam city breaks including Amsterdam, Paris and Istanbul as 'overrated'

New York, Paris, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Dublin and Warsaw all came in for criticism from a group of well travelled mums who felt the major cities left something to be desired

Reuters

Russian, U.S. diplomats hold technical talks in Istanbul

Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Istanbul on Friday to discuss a number of technical issues in their relationship, Russia's deputy foreign minister and the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twenty Oil Tankers Wait to Cross Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait

One more tanker took to 20 on Friday the number of vessels waiting in the Black Sea to pass through Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean, the Tribeca shipping agency said, amid talks to disperse the build-up. On Thursday, dismissing pressure from abroad over the lengthening queue,…

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Turkey oil tanker logjam snarls Russia oil sanctions

Turkey emerged as a critical stumbling block to a complex international plan to deprive Russia of wartime oil revenues as the number of tankers waiting to exit the Black Sea through Turkish straits continued to rise on Friday.

Reuters

Number of oil tankers waiting at Bosphorus rises by five - Turkish agency

The number of oil tankers waiting in the Black Sea to cross Istanbul's Bosphorus strait on the way to the Mediterranean rose by five to 16 on Thursday, a shipping agency said, amid talks between Western and Turkish officials on steps to resolve the tanker queues there.

Daily Mirror

Passengers flee plane after pregnant woman pretends to be giving birth

A Pegasus Airlines flight from Casablanca, Morocco, to Istanbul had did an emergency landing at Barcelona airport when 27 people, believed to be migrants, fled

Al Jazeera

Turkey says Kurdish armed groups in Syria ‘legitimate targets’

Tukey’s presidential spokesman says Ankara will target the PKK, YPG and PYD forces to protect its borders.

France 24

Singer Liraz brings Israeli, Iranian musicians together – and challenges Tehran regime

Israeli-Persian actress and singer Liraz Charhi, whose song “Zan Bezan” (“Women, Sing” in Farsi) has turned into an Iranian protest anthem, secretly collaborated with Iranian artists in Istanbul on her latest album, “Roya”. The recording challenges the Tehran regime, which forbids cooperation between Israelis and Iranians.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US-led Forces Resume Normal Patrols in Syria

A US-led coalition fighting militants resumed regular patrols in Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria on Friday after earlier Turkish airstrikes, an AFP correspondent and a Kurdish military source said. Patrols were reduced following the Turkish strikes that began on November 20 in Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria and Iraq, in response…

Al Jazeera

SDF says no more anti-ISIL operations after Turkish attacks

The predominantly Kurdish group Turkey blames for the November 13 Istanbul bombing says it won’t cooperate with the US.

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