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...
Government-backed ultranationalists and Islamists spread hatred and xenophobia amid earthquake devastation
Levent Kenez/Stockholm As Turkey struggles with the aftermath of a major earthquake that struck the southeastern part of the country...
Failure to deliver aid and send rescue teams to quake disaster area is turning into anger against Erdoğan
Levent Kenez/Stockholm As the death toll continues to rise in the wake of a massive earthquake that hit Turkey on...
Turkey to ratify a military agreement with Hungary that includes intelligence sharing
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government has submitted a military agreement signed with Hungary in October 2022 to parliament for approval....
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...
