by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 7, 2014 | Middle East
Ankara, Reuters—Turkey’s constitutional court ruled on Thursday in favor of former military chief İlker Başbuğ’s appeal against his detention on a life sentence for plotting against the government, saying his right to freedom had been violated. The ruling...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 5, 2013 | World
Istanbul, AP—In a landmark trial, scores of people—including Turkey’s former military chief, politicians and journalistswere convicted on Monday of plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government soon after it came to power in 2002....