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Erdogan’s controversial appointment shakes up Turkish Ministry of Defense

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Erdogan continues Islamization of the army despite still-hopeful secularists

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Erdogan’s visits to Europe: Shorter stays, better guest

December 12, 2023

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently made visits to two EU member states spaced 20 days apart. His...

Turkish foreign minister still thinks he’s the intelligence chief

October 24, 2023

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Hakan Fidan, who led Turkish intelligence for 13 years, was appointed foreign minister by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Erdogan blames NATO allies for Turkey’s failure to meet alliance’s defense spending target

Erdogan unconvincing on Sweden’s timeline after swift approval of Finland’s NATO bid in parliament

August 23, 2023

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a statement following his one-day visit to Hungary on Sunday, said the...

Erdogan can’t win runoff election without help from Turkey’s rudderless opposition

May 27, 2023

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm If it hadn't been for an inept election campaign and failure to prevent election fraud, Turkey’s rudderless...

The house always wins: A take on Turkey’s elections

May 14, 2023

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm No matter the results of Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, nefarious, anti-democratic and unaccountable factions entrenched in Turkish...

Devastating earthquake ruined Erdoğan’s re-election plans for May

February 14, 2023

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a weekly address to party deputies in January, announced that early presidential...

Mismanagement, waste of funds, corruption aggravated Turkey’s problems in quake preparedness

February 11, 2023

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The large-scale destruction of property and huge number of casualties in Turkey’s massive earthquakes earlier this week...

Erdoğan’s propaganda office claims he is Turkey’s greatest, most powerful brand

December 21, 2022

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Things that people are used to seeing in Turkey, which is gradually moving away from democracy and the...

Erdoğan will reverse course on Sweden, Finland amid pressure, eyes next opportunity to be a spoiler in the NATO alliance

May 24, 2022

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The track record of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with regard to the NATO alliance suggests he has...

Erdoğan’s latest propaganda book on the environment has nothing to do with Turkish reality