As Turkey launched a military offensive against Kurdish minorities in neighboring Syria in early 2018, Facebook s top executives faced a political dilemma.Turkey was demanding the social media giant block Facebook posts from the People s Protection Units, a mostly
USTR Issues Determinations in Digital Services Tax Investigations
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (UST) has issued determinations in the investigations of digital services taxes (DSTs) adopted or considered by India, Italy, and Turkey, finding that “each of the DSTs discriminates against U.S. companies, is inconsistent with
ECtHR orders Turkey to immediately release pro-Kurdish opposition leader
Selahattin Demirtaş delivering a speech in 2016. Photograph: Ozan Köse/AFP/Getty Images. Source: The GuardianOn 22 December 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”) published a Grand Chamber decision against Turkey, requiring the immediate release of the pro-Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin
USTR Releases Findings in Digital Services Taxes Investigations Involving India, Italy and Turkey
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued findings in its Section 301 investigations of Digital Service Taxes (DSTs) adopted by India, Italy and Turkey. In each report, the USTR found that the DSTs: (i) create “a significant
U.S. Sanctions Turkey’s Defense Procurement Entity Over Its Purchase of Russian Missile System
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Federal Prompt Pay Act Does Not Afford Subcontractors Right to Sue General Contractor
On October 15, 2020, in EMTA Insaat Taahhut ve Ticaret A.S. v. Cosmopolitan Incorporated, a federal district court held that the federal Prompt Pay Act (PPA) (31 U.S.C. §§ 3901, et al.) does not create a private right of action
Study finds E. coli, Listeria and Vibrio in seafood
Researchers have looked at the presence of certain foodborne pathogens in seafood collected in Turkey.
The study examined levels of coliform bacteria, E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio vulnificus, and Vibrio cholerae in 700 samples of raw sea fish, raw mussels, raw shrimp, and raw
Genetic testing suggests horse domestication did not begin in Anatolia
An international team of researchers has found via genetic testing that horse domestication very likely did not begin in Anatolia as has been thought. Instead, it appears more likely that horses were first domesticated in the Eurasian Steppe and were
On Concerns about Turkey s Financial Health, Lira Dives to New Low, Cost of Insuring Turkish Sovereign Debt Nearly Doubles | Wolf Street
In recent months, Turks have been buying up gold their traditional safe haven asset of choice in even bigger quantities than usual. The average daily volume sold at Istanbul s Grand Bazaar, one of the world s oldest still-operating markets,