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Turkey’s influence operation behind the attack on US Marines
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The September attack on two US Marines on shore leave in the Turkish port city of Izmir was...
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Document shows Turkish diplomats spied on an Erdogan critic who was kidnapped in Kenya
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Kenyan authorities confirmed on Monday that four Turkish nationals under UN protection who were kidnapped by masked gunmen...
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UN sounds alarm over the lack of an independent judiciary in Turkey
Nordic Monitor/Stockholm The United Nations' point person on judicial independence has warned Turkey of a troubling pattern of systemic government...
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Turkey’s main opposition CHP is in cahoots with President Erdogan and his allies
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has realigned itself closely with the ruling Islamist party led by...
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Erdogan government increases digital surveillance of political dissidents: report
Levent Kenez/Stockholm According to the "Freedom on the Net 2024: The Struggle for Trust Online" report released on Tuesday by...
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Turkey aims to influence millions abroad by utilizing mosques and government-employed imams
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Islamist government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan through its religious arm has set a target to reach...
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Erdogan had to postpone additional taxes for air defense system project after public outrage
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government had planned to introduce a new bill in parliament that would have imposed an annual...
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Erdogan allies slam censored remarks of Turkish state-media chief about Iran, questioning a policy shift
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Zahid Sobacı, director-general of Turkish Radio and Television (TRT), Turkey's state broadcaster, spoke on October 9 at the...
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Half a million naturalized foreigners, primarily Syrians, risk losing their Turkish citizenship
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In a lawsuit filed with the Council of State, Turkey's highest administrative court, a far-right nationalist party has...
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Turkey to provide Iraqi army with training in intelligence and drone operations
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government has submitted the Memorandum of Understanding on Military Training Cooperation signed with Iraq on April...
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