US sanctions on Turkey’s defense sector deliver deeper blow, widening ripple effects
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The United States’ sanctions on Turkey — sparked by Ankara’s 2019 acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air defense...
Erdogan’s gatekeeper, a figure with a jihadist mindset, wields enormous power in Turkey’s governance
Abdullah Bozkurt / Stockholm Hasan Doğan, chief of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's cabinet — the Turkish equivalent of the American...
Erdogan continues to free convicted terrorists to solidify his alliance with Turkey’s Hizbullah
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The recent release of two Hizbullah members serving life sentences — convicted of murder and attempting to overthrow...
Turkey, top violator of UN sanctions in Libya, to mask military role as law enforcement aid
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A newly introduced bilateral agreement between Turkey and Libya, purportedly designed to enhance law enforcement cooperation, raises suspicions...
US crackdown on Hamas virtual currency sheds light on Turkey’s role in terrorism financing
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A newly filed affidavit by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States has revealed how...
Erdogan empowers US-convicted Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure to operate freely in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Sami Al-Arian, a senior figure in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) who was convicted on terrorism charges in...
Erdogan’s relentless campaign shapes public perception of the US, Israel as top threats
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A recent poll highlights the extent of damage inflicted on Turkish public perception by the government of President...
Turkey’s inflation data is deliberately underreported, lawsuit alleges, casting doubts on reliability of official statistics
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A retired judge in Turkey has filed a lawsuit alleging that the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Arrest of Istanbul mayor highlights Erdogan’s manipulation of political landscape, mimicking Iranian model
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the leading political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on...
The surge in special Turkish passports for visa-free travel fuels security and abuse concerns
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Data from a government printing office indicates that Turkey has significantly exceeded the reported issuance of special passports,...
