Turkey begins trial of 20 Saudi’s in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
A Turkish court has opened the trial of 20 Saudi nationals indicted over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The trial began at Istanbul province's main court in Caglayan district at 10am local time (07:00 GMT) on Friday. Khashoggi, a 59-year-old Washington Post columnist, was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, after he entered the premises to obtain paperwork for his planned marriage
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Jamal Khashoggi's sons 'pardon' father's killers
Jamal Khashoggi's sons 'pardon' father's killers
"So we, the sons of the martyr Jamal Khashoggi, announce that we have pardoned (those) who killed our father," the family added in the statement. The United Nations rapporteur for extrajudicial executions, Agnes Callamard , who led a high-profile investigation into Khashoggi's murder, called the family pardon "the final act of the parody of justice."
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Turkey celebrates the 743rd Anniversary of the Turkish Language
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated the 743rd anniversary of the Turkish Language on Wednesday. "We always defended the interests of our country and the right of the oppressed in Turkish," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter. He encouraged people to speak Turkish. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University rector Mehmet Akgul said that Turkey's "greatest responsibility" to protect and develop the Turkish language against the adverse effects of other languages
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Turkish plan to reopen tourism
Turkish plan to reopen tourism
Tourism accounts for around 12% of the Turkish economy as more than 2.5 million workers are associated with the industry. Last year, 51.8 million visitors visited Turkey. The Coronavirus pandemic has hit the Turkish economy hard as the number of tourists dropped significantly in 2020. Turkey plans to reopen the tourism sector by implementing key rules like maximum hotel occupancy at 60%, temperature checking of guests, disinfection and mandatory masks
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Turkey now has more coronavirus cases than Iran
Turkey now has more coronavirus cases than Iran
Turkey’s confirmed coronavirus cases have risen to 82,329, overtaking neighbouring Iran for the first time to record the highest total in the Middle East. Turkey recorded 3,783 new COVID-19 cases and 121 coronavirus-linked deaths in the previous 24 hours, taking Turkey’s total death toll to 1,890. The country is now just behind China in the most number of COVID19 cases. Turkey extended nationwide travel restrictions for a further 15 days
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