Erdoğan’s security advisor says it’s time to stop purchasing American weapons and fighter jets
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A member of Turkey’s Presidential Security and Foreign Policy Council said it's high time for Turkey to stop...
Provocative Qur’an burning reinforces Erdoğan’s ability to mobilize Islamist masses in the streets
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Far-right Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan burned the Qur'an outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, sparking huge...
Erdoğan does not permit workers to strike on grounds of ‘national security’
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again prohibited workers from going on strike for reasons of "national security" with...
Top operative for Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe supported hate speech against dissidents abroad
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The president of the Union of International Democrats, an organization that functions as a foreign interest group on...
Turkish judge at Europe’s top human rights court defends government’s false arguments during proceedings
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) convened on Wednesday to hear the case...
Pro-Kurdish party lawmaker claims growing US military presence in Greece is targeting Turkey
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Garo Paylan, an Armenian-Turkish lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), in a speech in parliament on...
Troll army targeting Nordic Monitor is run by Turkey’s interior minister
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) parliamentary group deputy chairman Özgür Özel claimed at a press conference at...
Turkish police developed a mobile application exclusive to a Chinese company for ID reporting
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Hotels, motels and guesthouses in Turkey are required to send their daily guest records to the police or...
Jihadist foundation run by Erdoğan family trains diplomats for the Turkish Foreign Ministry
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA), run by the family of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and funded by the...
Residence permits for Russians living in Turkey have skyrocketed thanks to the Ukraine war
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Russians were the largest group of foreigners living in Turkey with residence permits in 2022, up from sixth...
