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Straits Times
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Far-right Turkish leader released from prison, Haberturk says
FILE PHOTO: Umit Ozdag, leader of the nationalist Victory Party or Zafer Partisi, leaves his party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Serdar Ozsoy/File Photo ANKARA - A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday that far-right party leader Umit Ozdag should be released from prison, five months after he was jailed pending trial on charges of inciting public hatred, broadcaster Haberturk said. Ozdag heads the Victory Party, which won 2.23% of the votes in 2023 elections, and is known for his fierce opposition to immigrants. He was jailed in January on charges of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan and inciting anti-refugee riots in Kayseri in the summer of 2022, through his social media posts. At a court hearing on Tuesday, Ozdag dismissed the charges and said some of the posts subject to prosecution were from eight years ago and all of them were within the limits of political criticism, Haberturk and other media reported. The Istanbul court sentenced Ozdag to two years and four months in prison for inciting hatred, but also ruled to release him from prison, according to Haberturk. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Reuters
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Far-right Turkish leader released from prison, Haberturk says
ANKARA, June 17 (Reuters) - A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday that far-right party leader Umit Ozdag should be released from prison, five months after he was jailed pending trial on charges of inciting public hatred, broadcaster Haberturk said. Ozdag heads the Victory Party, which won 2.23% of the votes in 2023 elections, and is known for his fierce opposition to immigrants. He was jailed in January on charges of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan and inciting anti-refugee riots in Kayseri in the summer of 2022, through his social media posts. At a court hearing on Tuesday, Ozdag dismissed the charges and said some of the posts subject to prosecution were from eight years ago and all of them were within the limits of political criticism, Haberturk and other media reported. The Istanbul court sentenced Ozdag to two years and four months in prison for inciting hatred, but also ruled to release him from prison, according to Haberturk.
Bloomberg
14-02-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Turkey Launches Probe Into Top Businessman and Banker Omer Aras
Turkish authorities launched an investigation into Omer Aras, a top banking executive and a chairman of the country's influential business group TUSIAD, Haberturk news channel reported. The probe comes after Aras, who is also the executive chairman of Istanbul-based QNB Bank AS, criticized a number of recent events in Turkey, including the arrests and investigations into opposition politicians and mayors.
