Turkish military still lacks qualified officers for promotion to general
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In NATO’s second-largest army, officers promoted to the rank of general continue to be less educated and qualified...
Turkish government blocks departure of pro-Palestinian aid flotilla to avoid a new crisis with Israel
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stopped an aid flotilla organized by Islamist and jihadist NGOs from departing...
Erdogan continues to anger Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh war
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan drew Baku's ire with his statements about Turkey's role in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh...
Deputy minister who co-founded company with mafia boss appointed ambassador to northern Cyprus
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A Turkish deputy foreign minister who established a company in Cyprus with a notorious mob boss involved in...
Erdogan government continues to provide conflicting information on ISIS members in prisons
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government persists in providing inconsistent figures regarding Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members held...
Turkey plans to increase drone sales to African countries with Saudi financing
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey plans to sell drones to economically disadvantaged African countries using financing from Saudi Arabia, with the drones to...
Turkey to deploy warships and explore for oil and natural gas in Somali waters
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey, in line with an energy agreement signed on February 8, 2024, is set to commence oil and...
Turkish foreign minister is accused of personally torturing a general at Ankara black site
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A newly released documentary, marking the eighth anniversary of a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15,...
Erdogan dismissed 81 pct of top Turkish military officers following controversial coup attempt in 2016
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shared updated statistics regarding the purge of military officers following a coup attempt...
Turkey installs GPS tracking and spyware on strategic arms exports
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government's neglect of its international responsibility to prevent exported weapons from reaching unintended end-users came under...
