Turkish government establishes a new Islamic academy to train foreign Muslim clergy
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) obtained permission to establish a new academy in a regulation approved by...
Turkey accelerates ratification of bilateral defense agreements to increase arms exports to Africa
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey has speeded up the approval of bilateral defense cooperation agreements with African countries in order to increase arms...
Turkey deployed personnel to operate armed drones in targeting Russian military in Ukraine
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish-made Bayraktar armed drones deployed by the Ukrainian army to destroy Russian military targets in the recent conflict...
Members of Turkey-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group silent on Russian invasion, with one MP even supporting the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish lawmakers who are members of the parliamentary friendship group with Ukraine have not made any statements condemning...
Erdoğan’s party seeks a new setup in US, similar to the one in Europe
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The team responsible for the overseas operations of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is engaged in...
Erdoğan’s spokesman claims the realistic solution is to address Russia’s security concerns
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The spokesman for Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) stated on Monday that the realistic solution to...
Turkey officially asked Russia to help evacuate its citizens in Ukraine, acknowledging Moscow’s control of Ukrainian territory
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced on a TV program that Turkey had officially requested help from Russia...
Erdoğan approves investment agreement with Belarus amid int’l sanctions on Minsk for aiding Russia
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday approved an investment promotion agreement with Belarus which is on the...
Unlike Erdoğan, his drone manufacturer son-in-law openly declares strong support for Ukraine
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The owners of Turkey's Baykar Makina, which produces Bayraktar TB2 military drones, unusually and unexpectedly announced their open...
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party MPs support independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, calling NATO a ‘terrorist’ organization
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Russia's recent invasion of Ukraine was on the agenda of deputies who took to the floor in a...
