Cocaine trafficking case of Erdoğan associate appears to be a tactic to deflect pressure
Abdullah Bozkurt/ Stockholm The arrest and release of a Turkish businessman close to the government on drug trafficking charges,...
Turkish President Erdoğan’s operative in the US busted on fraud charges
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Turkish man who has been working as a lobbyist for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the...
Turkey’s Erdoğan not ready to give up on Muslim Brotherhood
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The VIP treatment recently accorded to visiting Muslim Brotherhood figure Ousama Jammal and his entourage in Turkey...
US Embassy warning came amid opposition’s concerns of state-sanctioned terror and violence
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A US Embassy warning about possible violence at rally organized by an opposition party, which prompted an...
Erdoğan will reverse course on Sweden, Finland amid pressure, eyes next opportunity to be a spoiler in the NATO alliance
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The track record of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with regard to the NATO alliance suggests he has...
UN puts a spotlight on Turkey’s jailing of lawyers, judges in sham cases
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey was put on notice by the United Nations for a systematic and deliberate campaign to crack...
Turkey to cooperate with Chad on military, intelligence and joint operations
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey is set to approve a comprehensive agreement with Chad on military cooperation that includes intelligence sharing,...
Turkey nominates human rights abuser to UN Human Rights Committee
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The oppressive regime of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has nominated a person with a poor human...
Erdoğan gov’t eavesdrops on Western embassies, uses intercepted talks to score points in politics
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Islamist government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has started using intercepted conversations obtained from surveillance of Western...
Turkey released ISIS fighter from prison citing COVID risks, allowing him to escape into Syria
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Turkish government released a convicted Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighter citing COVID-19 pandemic...