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Turkish court fines South Korean Embassy 1 million TL for not paying employee's insurance
A Turkish court has ruled for the South Korean Embassy in Ankara to pay a total of 1 million Turkish Liras in unpaid insurance premiums and other monies owed to one of its former employees.
Romanian Lottery Investigated for Fraud
Romanian prosecutors are to start hearing testimony from the heads and employees of country's national lottery, CNLR, over illegal slot-machine gambling that is believed to have cost the state budget more than 100 million euros.
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Romania launches criminal probe into state lottery, Greek firm
BUCHAREST ? Romania is investigating the country's national lottery and a Greek-controlled firm over illegal slot-machine gambling that prosecutors say has cost the state budget more than 100 million euros ($108 million).
Turkish army denounces 'illegal copying' of state secrets
The Turkish General Staff has filed a criminal complaint over the permitting of top secret information to be passed to unauthorized people during an investigation into an alleged assassination attempt against Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç.
Court says 64 to be tried in Siemens bribery scandal
The judicial council of the Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that 64 defendants are being indicted to stand trial in the large-scale political bribery case of the so-called 8002 contract to digitize OTE telecom?s network in 1997. According to the case file, Siemens allegedly paid 70 million euros in kickbacks in order to sign the deal.
Court rules for retrial of HDP deputy due to rights violation
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Sebahat Tuncel, who was sentenced for being a member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), should be retried, as her right to a free and timely trial was violated, Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled.
The court ruled on Feb. 27 that Tuncel's file should be sent back to the related court to remove the violation and its results.
'Turkish Marx' detained for insulting Erdo?an
A Turkish comedian has been detained for not paying compensation to President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, which he was ordered to pay after making a statement that the court deemed insulting.
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Macedonian Journalists Protest Reporter's Jail Term
More than a thousand journalists and supporters who insist that Tomislav Kezarovski is innocent - and that his incarceration is a blow to the freedom of speech - protested on Tuesday in front of the Court of Appeals before later moving in front of Macedonia's government building.
Top Turkish court approves former Police Chief Hanefi Avcı's sentence
Turkeyâs Supreme Court of Appeals has approved a five-year sentence for former Chief of Police Hanefi Avcı on charges of aiding the outlawed armed Revolutionary Headquarters terror organization in a case into the purported leftist group.
Online privacy of spouses can be violated in some cases, top Turkish court rules
Turkey's Court of Appeals has ruled that a woman who infiltrated her estranged husband's email and Facebook accounts to prove to his family that he was cheating on her did not violate any laws, daily Miliiyet reported Dec. 5.
The verdict upheld a decision of a lower court that acquitted the woman who was sued by her husband, who she later divorced.