Erdogan’s proposal risks deepening Turkey’s role in illicit finance networks
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A sweeping tax proposal unveiled by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week — promising a 20-year exemption...
ISIS attack on Israeli consulate exposes Hizb ut-Tahrir’s role in radicalization pipeline in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The latest terrorist attack on the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, attributed to the Islamic State in Iraq and...
Turkey’s deepening nexus with organized crime is no accident, but a matter of deliberate design
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Over more than a decade, organized crime syndicates ranging from drug trafficking networks to racketeering groups have operated...
Turkey has been quietly preparing for a war, with Israel the primary target
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A series of recent measures adopted by the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicates that the...
Turkey recalibrates global religious strategy to bypass European restrictions, committee records reveal
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s powerful, multi-billion dollar religious authority, the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, has crafted a sophisticated and long-term strategy to...
ISIS transitions to a new phase in Turkey, setting up armed training camps on Turkish soil
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist network has acquired a new capability: training its militants...
Attack on Israeli consulate in Istanbul reflects policies of Erdogan that enabled ISIS
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The recent terrorist attack on the Israeli consulate in Istanbul has once again highlighted how Turkish authorities have...
Inner messaging ecosystem of Erdogan’s ruling AKP shapes Turkey’s hostile worldview
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s Islamist ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) appears to have cultivated a far more ideological and confrontational...
Turkish businessman alleges major extortion network linking media, judiciary and organized crime
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s justice minister, Akın Gürlek, a former chief prosecutor in Istanbul and a loyalist jurist who weaponized criminal...
Turkey’s Erdogan builds global arms network through nearly 100 defense agreements
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose family members and close associates have consolidated near-total control over Turkey’s military-industrial...
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