Diyanet deploys Turkish imams to Europe with a 10-year work commitment
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (Diyanet İşleri Türk İslam Birliği, or DİTİB), the German branch of Turkey’s...
Erdogan appoints new ‘commissar’ to foreign ministry, unsettling FM Fidan
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made three new deputy foreign minister appointments on Friday. Among them was Nuh Yılmaz,...
Erdogan utilizes Hamas to repair his image marred by trade relations with Israel
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan got a major surprise in the local elections held on March 31, with his...
Turkish government aims to cut down on spending on foreign operations as the economy deteriorates
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government announced measures to reduce public spending through a directive issued on Monday. Accordingly, the purchase of new...
Erdogan gov’t to silence critics by branding them as agents with new law
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aims to punish dissidents as agents through an amendment to...
Turkey will train Ugandan army and special forces, expanding influence in Africa
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government has recently put the Military Training Cooperation Agreement signed with Uganda on its agenda for...
Turkey to collaborate with Iran-backed Shiite militia force in Iraq
The Turkish foreign minister has implied that an understanding has been reached with an Iran-backed Shiite militia force -- the Popular Mobilization...
Erdogan acknowledges internal conflict within his party’s European organization, stands behind new team
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hosted members of the Union of International Democrats(UID), an organization acting...
Erdoğan gov’t updates textbooks, adding more propaganda and military content
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Ministry of Education introduced a new draft curriculum as part of the Education Model of the...
Ankara urges Germany to lift arms export restrictions and approve Eurofighter purchase
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ankara seeks Germany's lifting of various restrictions imposed on arms exports since 2016 and the removal of its reservations regarding Turkey's...
