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Court Rules to Arrest DEVA's Gurcan Following Home Raid

TURKEY

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  • Court rules to arrest Metin Gurcan, a columnist and founder of the opposition DEVA party after his home was raided on Friday in connection with his vocal opposition of the current economic regime.
    • This is a concerning development for opposition MPs pushing for early elections as Erdogan cracks down on dissent
  • Apple resumes sales in Turkey with 25% price hike after temporarily halting sales amid lira volatility, noting that it expects more price rises unless the lira stabilises
  • Photo evidence surfaces of interior minister Soylu boarding Turkish tycoon Sezgin Korkmaz's plane in 2017.
    • Korkmaz was arrested and accused of money laundering and tax fraud and prosecutors are after Soylu in connection with the same scheme
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