Turkey Is Not Immune from Trump-Era Lawsuit Against Erdogan's Guards for Assault on Streets of...

The Turkish government is not immune from a lawsuit brought by protesters suing strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail for allegedly assaulting them on the streets of Washington, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Issued on Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit’s ruling reanimates one of the most highly publicized scandals in U.S.-Turkish relations during the Donald Trump era.

“Not Plausibly Related to Protecting President Erdoğan”