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Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Turkish national’s cryptocurrency account, money exchanges operating in Istanbul and Turkish banking channels allegedly used to move...

Erdogan’s son vows to stand against enemies at diaspora rally in Germany

October 13, 2026

Pro-Erdoğan Islamist party in Sweden sparks concerns after it receives large number of votes in immigrant districts

Sweden’s pro-Erdogan Islamist party leader quits, accuses mosques of steering Muslim voters to rivals

September 16, 2026

Foreign Policy

Turkish intelligence report accuses Israel of seeking to curb Ankara’s regional influence and keep it focused on domestic issues

by Levent Kenez

November 10, 2026

Levent Kenez/Stockholm A new report by Turkey’s National Intelligence Academy (MİA) accuses Israel of pursuing a regional strategy aimed at...

Erdogan’s ties to Turkey’s stock market scandal raise prospect of lawsuits in US

November 5, 2026

Azerbaijan’s rift with Erdogan widens as concerns grow over Turkish intelligence and Islamist networks

November 3, 2026

Latest

Turkey’s prison population grows more than seven times under Erdogan as dozens of new prisons are planned

by Levent Kenez

November 11, 2026

Turkish intelligence report accuses Israel of seeking to curb Ankara’s regional influence and keep it focused on domestic issues

by Levent Kenez

November 10, 2026

Turkey’s Somalia spaceport linked to military ambitions and long-range missile development

by Abdullah Bozkurt

November 9, 2026

Turkey’s fund scandal raises fears of greater fallout for 269,000 businesses

by Levent Kenez

November 6, 2026

Erdogan’s ties to Turkey’s stock market scandal raise prospect of lawsuits in US

by Abdullah Bozkurt

November 5, 2026

Terrorism and Crime

Turkey shields Algerian fugitive wanted by France for drug trafficking, money laundering, over alleged anti-Muslim bias

November 2, 2026

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s highest appeals court, operating within a judiciary shaped by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist government and its...

Terrorism and Crime

Secret passport scheme in Turkey allowed foreigners to enter undetected

October 12, 2026

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A secret scheme allowing individuals to enter Turkey without passing through immigration or leaving any trace of their...

Terrorism and Crime

Rise of new mobster Ali Ugur Uzun exposes Turkey’s deepening state-mafia nexus

October 8, 2026

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, already under international scrutiny over documented contacts between senior political figures...