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Turkish court adjourns case against top Erdogan opponent to November

A Turkish court adjourned until November the hearing of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a popular opponent of President Tayyip Erdogan, after gatherings near the courthouse were banned under heavy police watch on Wednesday, the opposition party said.

Reuters

Istanbul Mayor Who Upstaged Erdogan Faces Political Ban

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hull City release statement as chairman Acun Ilicali injured in road traffic accident

Hull City chairman Acun Ilicali was involved in a road accident in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Monday as the club confirm his injuries and when he has to go for surgery

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Anti-LGBTQ protest in Turkey backs protecting family values

A conservative anti-LGBTQ group has marched in Istanbul to defend what they described as traditional family values

The Independent UK

Who will win RFS vs Hearts? Our writers make their predictions for Europa Conference League clash

Robbie Neilson's men are looking to bounce back after a heavy defeat at Tynecastle in their Group A opener against Istanbul Basaksehir.

Daily Record

Glasgow one of best cities for football in Europe according to new study

Glasgow is one of the top 10 best cities in Europe for football fans according to a new study, alongside the likes of Rotterdam, Madrid, Athens, London, and Istanbul

Glasgow Live

Top 10 novels about Turkey

Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak are the international star names, but all of these writers bring a distinctive lightness of heart to bear on a very heavy history

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Author Orhan Pamuk: ‘I used to have three bodyguards, now I have one’

Nobel prize winner Orhan Pamuk on Salman Rushdie’s attack, responding to extremism in Turkey – and his new, oddly prophetic, pandemic novel

The Guardian - UK

Putin Says Ukraine Grain Deal Mostly Helping Rich EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that "almost all" the Ukrainian grain shipped under a UN-backed deal to ease a global food crisis was reaching rich European nations, an accusation denied by Kyiv. Data compiled by a joint center in Istanbul monitoring the July agreement showed slightly more than a…

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Woman gives birth at 33,000ft on plane bound for Manchester as crew scrambles for medic

Pregnant Nweke Ifeoma went into labour on board the Turkish Airline flight from Istanbul shortly after take off at around 11.40am on Monday

Daily Mirror

Mum's warning after son dies during cheap weight loss surgery in Turkey

Joe Thornley had flown out to Istanbul to undergo a gastric sleeve procedure.

Daily Record

‘I will reach Europe or die’: three stories of Afghan refugees in Turkey

Having paid smugglers to organise a dangerous escape, those fleeing the Taliban face persistent hostility

The Guardian - UK

Hearts Euro hangover is no excuse for Livi shocker and they must recover quickly - Ryan Stevenson

Stevo acknowledges that bad injury luck has played it's part but Istanbul game must produce a reaction.

Daily Record

Turkish court orders pro-Kurdish politician jailed on terrorism charge

A Turkish court has ordered the pre-trial jailing of a pro-Kurdish member of parliament on a terrorism charge, Istanbul police and her lawyer said, while her party called the detention illegitimate and unethical.

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FIFA, UEFA denounce shooting attack at Turkish football federation office

Turkish media reported at least seven bullets were fired at the building in Istanbul on Thursday before the shooters escaped in a waiting vehicle

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine-Bound Grain Ship’s Engine Fails in Bosphorus, 2nd Incident This Week

A cargo ship bound for Ukraine to pick up grains under a UN-brokered deal had a brief engine failure as it was transiting Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait overnight, a shipping company said on Saturday, marking a second incident this week. The Briza's engine failed around 2330 GMT on Friday and it…

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Libyans Await Outcome of Turkish Mediation between Dbeibah, Bashagha

Libyans are awaiting the result of a Turkish mediation between the heads of rival government – Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), and Fathi Bashagha, of the east-based government of stability. Bashagha’s office did not disclose the outcome of his talks with officials in Türkiye. Dbeibah’s…

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Ship Carrying Ukrainian Corn Briefly Stranded in Istanbul

A cargo ship carrying tons of grain from Ukraine was stranded in Istanbul’s Bosporus and had to be rescued early Friday. Türkiye's Directorate General of Coastal Safety tweeted that the 173-meter cargo ship was stuck off the coast of the scenic Bebek neighborhood late Thursday because of a rudder malfunction.…

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The Independent UK

Ship carrying Ukrainian corn briefly stranded in Istanbul

A cargo ship carrying tons of grain from Ukraine was stranded in Istanbul’s Bosporus and had to be rescued early Friday

Reuters

Grain ship from Ukraine towed to anchorage in Istanbul, traffic reopened

A cargo vessel carrying more than 3,000 tonnes (3,307 tons) of corn from Ukraine was towed to anchorage in Istanbul on Friday after it briefly ran aground, a shipping agency said, the first such incident under a United Nations-brokered export deal.

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Former crypto CEO faces potential 40,000-year sentence in Turkish jail

Faruk Özer disappeared in April 2021 after shutting down Thodex, an Istanbul-based crypto platform, and absconding with millions of dollars in investor money.

The Independent UK

Turkish Airlines lounge at Istanbul airport accused of being ‘like a homeless shelter’

‘Turkish Airlines does not appear to enforce any sort of decorum in the lounge when it comes to sleeping,’ writes blogger

Reuters

Banned from politics, Turkish opposition figure rejects new charge of insulting Erdogan

The Istanbul head of Turkey's main opposition party, who cannot run in next year's elections but can still play a key role in rallying voters in the nation's biggest city, denied a new charge of insulting the president on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Wants Türkiye to Shut Down ‘Hamas’ Office

The Israeli charge d'affaires in Türkiye said on Friday the re-appointment of an ambassador to Ankara could happen within weeks, while repeating Israel's expectation that the Hamas office in Istanbul be closed down. Lillian said the process of re-appointing an ambassador to Türkiye was only a matter of "when and…

The Guardian - UK

Okan Buruk’s Galatasaray reboot fired up by rivals Fenerbahce’s stars wars

Istanbul giants face a febrile test of their new manager’s efforts to restore glory amid a furore over their neighbours’ shirts

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