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Turkish-backed jihadist groups and their commanders accused of civilian deaths in Syria
Hundreds of civilians have been killed in violent incidents in Syria's Latakia and Tartus provinces since March 6, with alleged...
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Turkey weighs forcible takeover of Russian-built nuclear power plant if needed
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Turkish cabinet minister has revealed that the government has contingency plans to take control of a Russian-built...
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Turkey’s top imam says Muslims who don’t boycott Israel-friendly companies should question their faith
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ali Erbaş, head of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), Turkey’s top religious authority, suggested that Muslims who...
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US kills Turkish al-Qaeda operative, a long-time asset of Turkey’s intelligence agency
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, a Turkish al-Qaeda operative enlisted by Turkey’s intelligence agency (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MIT) for...
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Politicized judges and prosecutors deepen legal abuses in Turkish judiciary: report
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A newly released report by CrossBorder Jurists (CBJ), an association founded in Germany by Turkish lawyers living in...
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Erdogan’s financial aide and his ambassador son in northern Cyprus unexpectedly dismissed over alleged mafia ties
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed two longtime associates in an unusual and highly scrutinized move, removing...
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FBI arrest in New York exposes Turkey’s role as a logistics hub for ISIS-K
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The recent arrest of a 33-year-old Tajik national in the United States by federal authorities has shed light...
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Dutch report exposes how judges and prosecutors under Erdogan’s control target opponents
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A recent report released by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggests that human rights violations in Turkey...
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Turkish media in exile under siege by Turkey’s intelligence service MIT
Abdullah Bozkurt/ Stockholm Turkey’s notorious intelligence agency, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MIT), has indirectly admitted in its latest report that targeting...
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Turkish Jews serving in Israeli army face punitive actions, Erdogan gov’t says
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, who oversees the country’s largest law enforcement and intelligence agency, announced that Turkish nationals...
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