Iran warns Turkey that it is uncomfortable with Israel’s presence in the Caucasus
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stated at a press conference on Wednesday that Israel's presence in the...
US gov’t warns Turkish companies about Russia sanctions, threatening prosecution
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The US government on March 2 warned multinational companies to comply with sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus,...
Erdoğan government worried about protests in football stadiums
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Football matches in the Turkish leagues were postponed after twin earthquakes devastated southern Turkey on February 6, killing...
Erdoğan-backed ultranationalist groups successful in spreading Russian rhetoric on war: report
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Eurasianists, who advocate Turkey’s alliance with the Russia-China-Iran axis, are doing the Kremlin’s bidding to influence Turkish public...
Ukraine war anniversary: Turkish-Russian trade skyrocketed despite sanctions
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Although the European Union agreed on Friday, the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to impose new...
Turkish police chase down social media users who shared messages critical of the gov’t after massive earthquakes
Levent Kenez /Stockholm Turkish police continue to go after people it claims to have shared "provocative" posts on social media after...
Afraid of looking weak, Erdoğan gov’t uncomfortable with post-quake aid from civil society at home and abroad
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been facing harsh criticism from the opposition for failing...
Europe’s largest lawyers organization calls on Turkish government to stop criminalizing their colleagues
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents the bar associations and law societies...
Int’l aid pouring into Turkey after massive earthquakes thwarts government’s anti-Western and nationalist rhetoric
Levent Kenez/Stockholm According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, 89 countries and 16 international organizations have provided aid to Turkey following...
Devastating earthquake ruined Erdoğan’s re-election plans for May
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a weekly address to party deputies in January, announced that early presidential...
