Turkish diplomats will no longer need to be proficient in English
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Nuh Yılmaz, an aide to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, has announced ongoing efforts aimed at reshaping the...
Imams ordered to mobilize crowds for anti-Israel protest organized by Erdogan’s son
Levent Kenez/Stockholm On the first day of 2024, tens of thousands marched in Istanbul to protest Israel's military actions in...
Former VP claims Turkey opted out of F-35 purchase due to multiple malfunctions
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In a statement made during a parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee meeting on Tuesday, Chairman Fuat Oktay, the former...
Turkey abandons plans to establish a permanent naval base in northern Cyprus
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ankara seems to have shelved its long-standing plans to establish a new naval base in northern Cyprus, with...
Erdogan insists that Canada lift embargo on drone equipment used by his son-in-law in exchange for Sweden’s NATO membership
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly told pro-government journalists on the plane back from Hungary on December 19...
Turkish defense minister confirms inactive status of Russian S-400 missiles
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler addressed issues causing tensions between Turkey and the US during an annual meeting...
Turkey’s top imam claims Israel follows the path of destruction and conspiracies of its Jewish ancestors
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ali Erbaş, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), expressed opposition to Israel's military operations in Gaza...
Jihadist groups supporting Hamas attacks conduct seminars in Turkish schools
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Islamist groups sympathetic to Hamas are collaborating with the Turkish Ministry of Education to organize educational seminars on...
Erdogan’s visits to Europe: Shorter stays, better guest
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently made visits to two EU member states spaced 20 days apart. His...
Court documents show critical journalist put behind bars despite ECtHR ruling
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Veteran Turkish journalist Mehmet Kamış was arrested by an Istanbul court on November 23. According to court documents...
