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NICOSIA: A court in northern Cyprus on Thursday (May 16) acquitted two journalists who had faced up to five years in prison on charges of insulting and defaming Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Sener Levent, the editor of Turkish-language daily Afrika, was on trial alongside the paper's reporter Ali Osman Tabak for "insulting a foreign leader" after the newspaper published a cartoon showing a Greek statue urinating on Erdogan's head.The cartoon first appeared online at the time of Erdogan's 2017 visit to Greece, and Afrika later published it with the caption "seen through Greek eyes".But judge Cenkay Inan told a packed courtroom in northern Nicosia that the image "did not constitute an insult".He said that by publishing the cartoon, Afrika was reporting the feelings of some Greeks after meetings between Turkish and Greek leaders.He also noted several rulings by the European Court of Human Rights, which has acquitted journalists over alleged "insults" to politicians, citing … [Read more...] about Two Cyprus journalists acquitted over Erdogan ‘insult’

ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the Syria government targeted the Turkish-Russian cooperation in Idlib by violating the agreed ceasefire, a statement from Erdogan's office said.Erdogan also told Putin that Syrian attacks on civilians, schools and hospitals in Idlib could not be seen as fighting against terrorism, the statement added.The upsurge in violence in the Idlib area has strained a Russian-Turkish deal that had staved off a government offensive since September. The area is part of the last major foothold of the Syrian rebellion. … [Read more...] about Syria targeted Turkish-Russian ties in Idlib: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday welcomed an order to re-run the recent Istanbul election, a move the opposition has branded an attack on democracy. His ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost the mayorship of Turkey’s biggest city by a narrow margin and has refused to accept defeat. “We sincerely believe there was organised corruption and irregularities,“ Erdogan told party members in parliament on Tuesday, saying the re-run was the “best step” for the country. On Monday, Turkey’s top election body annulled the results of the March 31 mayoral vote, which was won by Ekrem Imamoglu of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). The party’s leader described the seven members of the election board as “gang members” under Erdogan’s control. “Those who take their power from the palace will be brought to account before history one day. We take our power from the people,“ … [Read more...] about Erdogan welcomes controversial re-run of Istanbul vote

ANKARA: Turkey is ready to provide its full support to international investors, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday (May 4), adding that while attacks on the economy via its currency continued, the government was in control of the situation.Turkey has experienced years of rapid growth fuelled by a construction boom and cheap loans. But the economy has slowed sharply with the impact of a currency crisis that last year wiped 30 per cent off the value of the lira against the dollar. Erdogan has blamed external forces for the state of the economy."While efforts to collapse our economy through the foreign exchange rate continue, we have control now," Erdogan told Turkish businesspeople in Istanbul. … [Read more...] about Erdogan says Turkey ready to support international investors