Officials and generals suspected in links with Ergenekon arrested in TurkeyJuly 1, 2008 - 19:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish CNN Turk television broadcast that within the Ergenekon investigation four other people have been arrested. The detainees are Retired General Hursit Tolon, the President of the Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) Sinan Aygun, the President of the Ataturk Thought Association (ADD) and retired General Sener Eruygur and the Ankara representative for Cumhuriyet newspaper Mustafa Balbay. Investigation is underway. Ergenekon is supposed to be involved in the murder of Turkish Armenian journalist, Agos newspaper editor Hrant Dink in January 2007. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |