Turkey intensifies restrictions on protests, opposition events and cultural gatherings
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long refused to permit large-scale demonstrations, treating marches and...
Turkey’s prison population reaches historic high under Erdogan’s rule
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s prison population has reached an unprecedented level, hitting the highest figure in the country’s modern history, according...
Germany pressures Turkish government-funded mosques to break with radical messaging
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Germany’s interior ministry has formally called on the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), the German branch of...
Erdogan continues to support Brotherhood ties to shape his image among Muslims
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to demonstrate his longstanding support for clerics linked to the Muslim Brotherhood despite ongoing...
76 percent of Turkish army officers now graduates of Erdogan’s military schools
Levent Kenez/Stockholm More than three-quarters of Turkish military officers are now graduates of the National Defense University, a school created...
Turkish government urged to give intelligence training to state-funded students abroad
Levent Kenez/Stockholm An academic article promoted by the government has called on Turkish authorities to treat thousands of state-funded graduate students...
US denies talk of agreement on Turkey’s S-400 purchase
A recent letter from a senior US State Department official has confirmed that Washington has not changed its position on...
Erdogan’s family is accused of using shell companies to hide oil transit revenues from Iraq
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A senior opposition lawmaker has accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of orchestrating a financial...
Turkey gifts warship to Maldives while selling the country armed drones produced by Erdogan’s son-in-law
Turkey has stepped up its use of defense exports and military aid as tools of foreign policy, pairing arms deals...
Turkey’s richest people hide their identities as unexplained wealth, money laundering and favoritism raise alarm
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s 2024 income tax records, released on August 20, 2025, reveal a growing trend of wealthy individuals and...
