Trump to face first challenge as tensions rise with Turkey over Syrian Kurdish forces
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Tensions between Turkey and the United States continue to simmer over the status of the Syrian Democratic Forces...
Turkey aims to expand overseas intelligence efforts with controversial appointment at foreign ministry
Levent Kenez/Stockholm With the official approval of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a Turkish intelligence officer has been formally appointed...
Turkish diplomats’ spy activities lead to freezing of assets of US-based educational organizations on fabricated terrorism charges
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government on January 7 froze the assets of nine US-based organizations including six educational foundations accused...
Turkish Intelligence operative admits to smuggling arms to jihadists in Syria, reveals ties to al-Sharaa’s HTS
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A former military officer and Turkish intelligence operative convicted of smuggling arms to jihadist groups in Syria claimed...
Turkey ready to take charge of prisons holding ISIS members in Syria amid uncertainty over HTS’s plans
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ankara is pressing ahead with its insistence on reducing the influence of Kurdish groups it considers adversarial by...
Erdogan favors allowing Syrian refugees to remain in Turkey due to political and economic considerations
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Following the December 8 takeover of Damascus by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a coalition of Islamist groups supported...
Turkish gov’t publication frames nuclear plant in Turkey as a success for Russia’s imperial energy strategy
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The December 2024 issue of Communication and Diplomacy, a Turkish government journal produced by the Directorate of Communications,...
Turkish military accelerates training of Kosovo forces
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Armed Forces have intensified their efforts to train members of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF), showcasing...
Release of ISIS members accelerates in Turkey following regime change in Syria
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A new wave of the release of individuals accused of financing and supporting the Islamic State in Iraq...
Turkey pursues new military plans, including a Libya-style maritime agreement with Syria
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ankara is working on new military strategies in Syria as it seeks to establish a new phase of...
