Feb 13, 2019 | News
A U.S. lawmaker is attempting to block the sale of a fleet of fighter jets to Turkey until the NATO ally cooperates with the investigation and prosecution of Turkish security officials involved in a violent brawl with protesters in D.C. in May. Rep. David Cicilline, a...
Feb 13, 2019 | News
The U.S. House of Representatives is putting national security officials on notice over a proposed small arms sale to Turkey in yet another example of continued fallout from the violent brawl that took place outside the Turkish Ambassador’s residence in May. An...
Feb 13, 2019 | News
Federal prosecutors in the District announced Tuesday that indictments have been issued for Turkish security officials who attacked peaceful protesters near the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May. A D.C. Superior Court grand jury issued indictments for 15 Turkish...
Feb 13, 2019 | News
Two Turkish-American men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of assault and conspiracy stemming from a melee in which authorities say Turkish security officers attacked peaceful protesters near the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May. Sinan Narin, 45 of McLean,...
Feb 13, 2019 | News
Two U.S. citizens involved in a melee outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May pleaded guilty Thursday in a D.C. court to assault charges, while 17 other people, including Turkish security officers, remain at large. Sinan Narin, 45, of McLean, Virginia, and...
Feb 13, 2019 | News
U.S. officials have dropped federal assault charges against 11 Turkish security officers who were involved in an attack on peaceful protesters outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in May, the latest development in an almost yearlong saga spanning the realms of...
