Economically strained Ankara adopts a prudent tone on Israel, marking a shift from past
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, unlike other Islamist leaders, is employing a measured tone amid the war caused...
Explosive report exposes Erdogan government’s mafia connections
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Global Organized Crime Index 2023, recently released by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), has...
Ankara prioritizes eastern Mediterranean energy over resolution in Cyprus, proposing Israeli-Lebanese-style cooperation
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in a press conference in Ankara on Wednesday after his meeting with Tahsin...
Turkish parliament speaker, who has described Israel as a terrorist and killer state, meets with Israeli counterpart for cooperation
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş met with the head of the Israeli Knesset, Amir Ohana, last week...
Among 17 judges in European rights court, Turkish jurist alone claims Erdogan critics receive a fair trial in Turkey
Levent Kenez /Stockholm In a landmark decision with potentially far-reaching implications, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human...
Economically strained Erdogan gov’t conducts operation against nationalist groups targeting Arab tourists and investors
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Last week, 27 individuals, including journalists, were detained in Turkey on accusations of producing anti-refugee content and committing...
Erdoğan urges US gov’t to lift defense industry sanctions despite lack of concrete steps toward Sweden’s NATO membership
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday reiterated his call for the US government to lift sanctions on...
Document confirms diplomats spied on Erdoğan critic abducted by Turkish intelligence in Tajikistan
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish businessman Koray Vural, who has been residing in Tajikistan for the past 29 years, was abducted on...
Turkey shifts focus to alternative projects as new US-backed trade corridor bypasses it for Greece
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The United States and the European Union at the G20 leaders' summit in New Delhi on September 9...
Mafia leader exposes looting of Erdogan critics’ houses
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ayhan Bora Kaplan, the leader of a criminal organization who was detained at the Ankara airport while attempting...
