content tagged with Egemen Bağış

Zarrab: Hakan Atilla Didn’t Know Everything, Süleyman Aslan Did

REZA ZARRAB CASE 3RD HEARING

Zarrab: Hakan Atilla Didn’t Know Everything, Süleyman Aslan Did

In the third hearing of trial of then Halkbank Deputy General Director Atilla, Zarrab has said that they copied then Halkbank General Director Arslan’s signature as he was tired of Arslan asking for bribe.

4 December 2017

Egemen Bağış: Gift is A Turkish Tradition

Egemen Bağış: Gift is A Turkish Tradition

Former EU Minister Egemen Bağış testified at a parliamentary commission and denied all allegations regarding corruption probe.

28 November 2014

Media Ban For Corruption Probe Minister Hearing Coverage

Media Ban For Corruption Probe Minister Hearing Coverage

Ankara 7th Peace Court Judge Penal imposed a media ban on the coverage of 4 former ministers’ statements to a parliamentary commission within corruption probe.

26 November 2014

Court Convicts Student for Throwing Egg at EU Minister

Court Convicts Student for Throwing Egg at EU Minister

A court in the Aegean province of İzmir sentenced university student E.Ç. to five months in prison on the charge of “intentionally injuring a civil servant” for throwing an egg at European Union (EU) Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış. The court later suspended the sentence.

"Just a Few Journalists Under Arrest due to Journalistic Activities”

BÜLENT ARINÇ

"Just a Few Journalists Under Arrest due to Journalistic Activities”

"There are a few journalists that are in prison due to their journalistic activities in Turkey. I do not accept that there are hundreds of them” said Vice Prime Minister Arınç.

Cypriot Students Teach Minister Bağış a Lesson

NORTHERN CYPRUS

Cypriot Students Teach Minister Bağış a Lesson

"We are not the 82nd province, we are the house owner" was the messages conveyed by students from Northern Cyprus studying in Ankara. They criticized Minister Bağış's statement that Northern Cyprus could be connected to Turkey.

12 March 2012 Serhat Korkmaz

Journalists and Politicians Outraged about Minister's Proposal

NORHTERN CYPRUS

Journalists and Politicians Outraged about Minister's Proposal

Journalists and politicians in Northern Cyprus criticized Minister Bağış's suggestion to "connect Northern Cyprus to Turkey".

Egemen Bağış Appointed New EU Chief Negotiator

AKP MP Bağiş has been nominated the tenth State Minister in Cabinet. He is to carry out negotiations with the EU and takes over from previous negotiator Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Babacan.

12 January 2009