By Ralph Boulton ISTANBUL (Reuters) – With a huge rally on the approach to the Bosphorus waterway, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will launch a final electoral push on Sunday to stifle rivals he described this weekend as an alliance of evil in cahoots with terrorism. Erdogan, who vowed last week to wipe out Twitter […]

By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkeys courts have blocked access to Twitter days before elections as Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan battles a corruption scandal that has seen social media platforms awash with alleged evidence of government wrongdoing. The ban came hours after a defiant Erdogan, on the campaign trail ahead of key March 30 […]

By Seda Sezer and Dasha Afanasieva ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish assets dropped on Friday after Turkeys courts blocked access to Twitter, unnerving investors and raising uncertainty just days before local elections. In the aftermath of the launch of a corruption probe, social media platforms in Turkey have been awash with alleged evidence of government wrongdoing […]