Erdogan government increases digital surveillance of political dissidents: report
Levent Kenez/Stockholm According to the "Freedom on the Net 2024: The Struggle for Trust Online" report released on Tuesday by...
Erdogan had to postpone additional taxes for air defense system project after public outrage
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government had planned to introduce a new bill in parliament that would have imposed an annual...
Erdogan allies slam censored remarks of Turkish state-media chief about Iran, questioning a policy shift
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Zahid Sobacı, director-general of Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), Turkey's state broadcaster, spoke on October 9 at the...
Turkey to provide Iraqi army with training in intelligence and drone operations
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government has submitted the Memorandum of Understanding on Military Training Cooperation signed with Iraq on April...
Libya’s central bank governor’s escape to Turkey points to Erdogan’s dubious financial dealings
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Libya’s former central bank governor, who had held the position since 2011, fled to Turkey in August due...
Pro-Iranian MP from Erdogan’s party calls for jihad against Israel in Turkish Parliament
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Mehmet Sait Yaz, a deputy from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) representing Diyarbakır,...
Turkish paramilitary contractor SADAT and its CEO at risk of US sanctions
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Armenian Bar Association, based in California, officially filed a complaint with the US government, seeking the imposition...
Turkish gov’t leveraged bribes to New York mayor to undermine Erdogan’s opponents
Levent Kenez/Stockholm According to an indictment unsealed on September 26, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is accused of secretly...
Jihadist foundation operative joined Erdogan’s official delegation to US, attended UN sessions
Levent Kenez/Stockholm İbrahim Beşinci, head of the jihadist TÜGVA (Turkey Youth Foundation), which is funded by the Turkish government, was...
Audit report again uncovers financial mismanagement and unsupported expenses at Turkish Foreign Ministry
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In its 2023 report, the Court of Accounts (Sayıştay), responsible for auditing state institutions, identified a series of...
