Erdogan seeks lifting of unofficial embargoes on Turkey at NATO summit
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, before departing for the NATO summit in Washington scheduled to take place July...
Turkey accelerates lobbying to appoint Erdogan confidant as OSCE secretary general with Greece’s support
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey and Greece have decided to collaborate on critical leadership positions within the Organization for Security and Co-operation...
Head of Erdogan’s overseas education foundation says they work for Turkey’s commercial interests
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The president of the Maarif Foundation, a Turkish government-funded organization led by Islamists to promote political Islam abroad,...
Turkish FM justifies Foreign Ministry’s shift to intelligence hub, emphasizes diplomats acting as intelligence officers
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan defended his ongoing restructuring efforts aimed at transforming the ministry into an intelligence center,...
Jihadist groups supported by Erdogan grow in Kurdish regions of Turkey
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A jihadist group attacked a Starbucks coffee shop and a Burger King fast food restaurant in Diyarbakır last...
European anti-torture committee accused in Turkish parliament of bias and conspiracy against Turkey
Levent Kenez/Stockholm During a session of the Turkish parliament's Human Rights Committee last week attended by the justice minister, prison...
Turkish military to enforce strict social media ban for soldiers after security breaches and ambushes
Levent Kenez/Stockholm An amendment to the Personnel Law of the Turkish Armed Forces that introduces new restrictions on social media...
Erdogan government unconcerned about where its exported weapons are used
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The opposition has accused the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of neglecting its international responsibility to...
Putin warns Erdogan against disrupting profitable trade relations, says Turkey will lose
Levent Kenez/Stockholm At a June 5 meeting with the heads of international news agencies in St. Petersburg during a major...
Turkey forced to take steps to exit FATF’s grey list for money laundering and terrorism financing
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government has finally decided to enact legislation concerning cryptocurrency, with the relevant proposal approved by parliament’s...
