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Turkish philanthropist Kavala jailed for life, activists protest

By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala was jailed for life without parole on Monday after he was convicted of trying to overthrow the government by financing protests,…

Turkey’s Erdogan says will not respect Council of Europe after Kavala move

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not respect the Council of Europe if it does not respect Turkish courts, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, when asked about a decision to…

Turkey condemns referring Kavala case to ECHR as interfering in judiciary

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A European human rights watchdog will refer the Turkish case against philanthropist Osman Kavala back to a top European court, Turkey's…

Turkey has not informed France of ambassador expulsion -French foreign ministry

PARIS (Reuters) - The French Foreign Ministry said on Monday it had not received any official notification from Turkey that it planned to expel the French Ambassador. On Saturday, Turkish…

Germany says it has not received official expulsion order from Turkey

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany has not received any official expulsion order for its ambassador in Turkey but acknowledged Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's statements with concern, ministry and government spokespeople said…

Turkey to expel U.S. envoy and nine others, Erdogan says

By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he had told his foreign ministry to expel the ambassadors of the United States and nine other…

Philanthropist Kavala says ‘no possibility’ of a fair trial in Turkey

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala said on Friday that it will be "meaningless" for him to attend his trial as a fair hearing is impossible given comments made…

Turkey’s Erdogan blasts ambassadors’ call for philanthropist’s release

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan slammed ambassadors of 10 countries, including the United States, Germany and France, over their call for philanthropist Osman Kavala's release, saying Turkey should not be…