Pro-democracy groups in Turkey react against Western leaders who line up to congratulate Erdogan
Levent Kenez/Stockholm When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured a victory in the runoff presidential election on Sunday, the leaders...
Turkey’s election board refuses to announce official election results due to allegations of fraud
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) has not yet announced the official results of the presidential and parliamentary elections...
A top bureaucrat admits neither drones nor aircraft can currently operate on flagship Anadolu, contradicting Erdogan’s election campaign rhetoric
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In an interview with a Turkish TV station on May 18, İsmail Demir, head of the Presidency of the...
Erdogan enjoyed an unjustified advantage in the elections: OSCE report
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The joint observation mission from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary...
Opposition presidential candidate adopts ultranationalist rhetoric to beat Erdogan in the runoff
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Main opposition leader and presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu changed his rhetoric and campaign strategy after he failed to win...
New documents show Twitter took a position in favor of government before elections
Levent Kenez/Stockholm One day before the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, Twitter announced that access to accounts...
Qatari-backed Muslim scholars worldwide call for votes for Erdogan, claiming opposition is supported by enemies
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In a statement published under the initiative of Ali Muhiuddin Qara Daghi, (known as Ali Karadaği in Turkey),...
Deputy defense minister admits Turkey unable to provide military with necessary matériel due to poor economy
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey's deputy minister of defense admitted that the government cannot fully meet the needs of the military in...
Anti-LGBT rhetoric becomes pillar of Erdogan’s election campaign
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's May 14 election campaign is based solely on claims that the opposition is...
Colonel’s testimony reveals Turkish police threatened rape of his wife and daughters unless he signed a false statement
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Former colonel Arif Kalkan, who worked in the intelligence section of the Turkish Gendarmerie Command, revealed details of the...
