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...
Turkey’s Western-backed Ukraine arms deal tests ties with Russia
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A planned $283 million transfer of US-made weapons from Turkey to Ukraine has sparked a sharp warning from...
Turkey’s military is rapidly making room for an Erdogan-era generation
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s latest military appointments show a command structure in transition. Although officers who began their careers long before...
Document shows 78 of Turkey’s top 100 taxpayers withheld their names from the public record
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey's Revenue Administration (GİB) released its annual list of top income taxpayers this week, with the most striking...
Turkey trains a bigger Somali commando force to protect a government under pressure
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Somalia has for the first time sent an entire brigade of its elite Gorgor commandos to Turkey for...
Turkey grants sweeping tax breaks to Russia’s Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant until 2045
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Parliament has approved legislation granting extensive tax exemptions to nuclear power operators through the end of...
Turkey declines to guarantee free speech protections for COP31 participants as arrests of activists trigger alarm
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The mass detentions of environmental volunteers ahead of the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara are raising critical questions...
Erdogan frees fugitive Hizbullah leaders despite mass murder convictions
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A temporary judicial panel in southeastern Turkey has issued a ruling that effectively concludes the long-running prosecution of...
Turkey enlists international students to promote gov’t narratives, counter Erdogan dissidents
Levent Kenez/Stockholm International students studying in Turkey are increasingly being integrated into state-sponsored programs designed to promote the political narratives...
Erdogan’s global school network drives a radical overseas political agenda
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A Turkish government-funded entity run by jihadists has expanded into a global network designed to export political Islam...
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