Erdogan’s gov’t boosts the gambling sector while favoring loyalists
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s National Lottery Administration has failed to fulfill its legal oversight duties over state-sanctioned gambling for more than ...
Turkish owner of sanctioned Russian airline continues to operate under Erdogan’s wings
Abdullah Bozkurt/ Stockholm Neşet Koçkar, a Turkish businessman with close ties to the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, continues ...
Turkey’s top court confirms abduction, torture in case involving Turkish intelligence and foreign ministry
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In a ruling dated March 25, 2025, the Turkish Constitutional Court found that authorities had violated the procedural ...
Turkey left out of management in Its first nuclear power plant built by Russia
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockhoolm Turkey's state-owned company responsible for operating and managing nuclear power plants has acknowledged its exclusion from involvement in ...
Turkey leverages foreign wars to boost conventional arms production and profit
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In a further sign of Turkey’s growing militarization and global defense ambitions — underscored by its expanding involvement ...
Turkey sounds alarm over declining birth rates amid economic concerns
Levent Kenez / Stockholm Turkey’s birth rate has plunged to its lowest level in modern history, prompting warnings from officials ...
Sweden-Turkey intelligence swap reportedly targeted Nordic Monitor and its editor
Nordic Monitor/Stockholm In a startling investigation published by the independent Swedish media outlet Blankspot.se on May 20, the Nordic Monitoring ...
Erdogan ally calls for mass killing of Zionists, declares ‘humanity has no other choice’
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In a chilling display of hate speech aired on the Turkish government-funded TV Net channel on May 21, ...
Killer of Turkish Armenian journalist openly embraced by Erdogan gov’t after early release
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A meeting between notorious mob boss Alaattin Çakıcı and Ogün Samast, the convicted murderer of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant ...
Turkish military hierarchy at risk as Erdogan seeks new powers
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A new legislative proposal submitted to the Turkish Parliament will grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers ...
