Former Turkey Leg Hut Owner, Lynn Price, has been indicted for organizing an arson-for-hire plot against a competitor.
Turkey pushes up exporter obligation to sell FX to central bank to 35% of revenues
A decision issued by Turkey’s finance ministry has raised the minimum share of FX export proceeds that must be sold to the central bank to 35% until July 31, the central bank said on May 3. The …
Turkish Cypriots protest over what they say is Turkey’s introduction of Islam into education system
Several thousand Turkish Cypriots took to the streets of the northern half of ethnically divided Cyprus’ capital Nicosia to protest what they say is Turkey’s attempt to erode their secular roots and …
‘The turkeys have come home to roost’: FBI says former Turkey Leg Hut owner sold drugs out of restaurant
After the arrest of former Turkey Leg Hut co-owner Lyndell “Lynn” Price on arson charges related to the 2020 explosion at Bar 5015, federal prosecutors on Thursday argued in court to keep him in …
FBI: Ex-Turkey Leg Hut owner Lynn Price paid crew $1,400 for bar arson, could face 20 years in prison
Lynn Price, the former owner of the Turkey Leg Hut, allegedly paid a group of men $1,400 to set fire to a bar owned by his business partner, an FBI agent testified in federal court Thursday. The …
Russian military is weaker than we think, says former British ambassador to the U.S., France and Turkey
Peter Westmacott, the former British ambassador to the U.S., France and Turkey, discusses the Ukraine-U.S. mineral deal, and the war in Ukraine.
BBC Eye investigates Turkey’s military expansion in northern Iraq in Turkey’s Hidden War – The Forbidden Zone
BBC World Service investigation reveals Turkey’s military expansion in northern Iraq, where a vast area is known to locals as the Forbidden Zone …
Journalist gets 11-month suspended prison term in Turkey for insulting Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted a Swedish journalist of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Joakim Medin was given an 11-month suspended prison term, a media rights …
US Senate confirms private equity executive Barrack as ambassador to Turkey
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed private equity executive Thomas Barrack, a longtime friend and backer of President Donald Trump, to be U.S. ambassador to Turkey, a NATO member that in recent …
A tale of two Syrias: free-market opening sows resentment of new rulers
The toppling of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad has been great for Mohammad al-Badawi. His sales have doubled as beverages he imports cheaply from Turkey into the former-rebel stronghold of Idlib can …