Sweden’s pro-Erdogan Islamist party leader quits, accuses mosques of steering Muslim voters to rivals
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The leader of a Turkish-linked Islamist party in Sweden resigned on election night after his party lost nearly...
Turkey’s ambitious homegrown tank project still falls far short of plans after two decades
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey's Altay main battle tank, a project first launched nearly two decades ago, spent most of that time...
US blacklists Turkish bank accused of laundering Iran’s oil money through Erdogan ally
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The United States Treasury Department blacklisted a Turkish bank and its two subsidiaries on September 4, accusing the...
Turkish government plans to boost Diyanet budget as its foreign network expands
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s controversial Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), which oversees mosques, trains imams and funds religious programs at home and...
Official data show Turkey’s foreign resident population set to break all-time record
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The number of foreigners having a residence permit in Turkey has climbed back toward its historic peak, according...
Turkey shifts from Russian to American crude as Iran war disrupts energy supplies
Levent Kenez/Stockholm For more than three years Russia has been the unrivaled leader of Turkey's oil market. That changed in...
Erdogan keeps funding Islamist foundation abroad even as Turkey’s economy under strain
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed off on a record 7.51 billion lira budget ceiling for the...
Europe’s human rights court bypasses Turkey’s Constitutional Court while Ankara’s own judge pushes back again
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on August 25, 2026, ordered Turkey to release jailed philanthropist Osman...
Official projection shows Turkey losing demographic advantage, with economy and military manpower at risk
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s population is getting older at a pace that is beginning to reshape the country’s economic and social...
Erdogan government moves to change election rules to secure a new term
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has chosen to change the rules of Turkey’s presidential contest rather...
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