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Parliament Speaker Yıldırım says journalist Ünker not sentenced to jail for reporting

Journalist Pelin Ünker, who was sentenced to over a year in jail over a series of "Paradise Papers" reports published on Cumhuriyet newspaper about offshore companies that allegedly belonged to former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım's sons on the tax-haven island of Malta, was not sentenced over her journalistic activities, Yıldırım, now speaker of parliament, said on Jan. 10.

Turkish journalist Pelin Ünker sentenced to prison over 'Paradise Papers' reporting

An Istanbul court has sentenced journalist Pelin Ünker to one year, one month and 15 days in jail over a series of articles named "Paradise Papers" published on Cumhuriyet newspaper about offshore companies that allegedly belonged to former Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım's sons on the tax-haven island of Malta.

Traffic is Istanbul's biggest problem, Istanbul mayoral candidate Yıldırım says

The biggest urban problem in Istanbul is traffic congestion followed by population issues, according to Binali Yıldırım, the Turkish Parliament speaker who is running for mayor of the country's largest city from the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) ranks. 

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