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Turkey masked true culprits behind drug trafficking network after largest cocaine seizure in the country’s history
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In a further indication of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government's lack of genuine interest in tackling cocaine trafficking,...
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Erdogan continues to promote the political wing of Turkish Hizbullah
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to support the Free Cause Party (HÜDA-PAR), the political arm of Turkey’s...
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IRGC Quds Force’s key Turkish operative acquitted of all charges after secret deal with Erdogan gov’t
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The pro-Iran Islamist government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan struck a secret deal to dismiss all charges against...
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Turkish gov’t-supported groups call for provocations to prevent Greek Orthodox ceremony from taking place
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ultranationalist and Islamist groups have called on the public to gather at Sümela Monastery in the northeastern Turkish...
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Notorious Kazakh mobster protected in Turkey, forged ties with powerful figures
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Kazakh mafia figure, indicted for his alleged involvement in the January 2022 violent protests known as Qandy...
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Russia warns Turkey against cooperating with the West on Ukraine
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin on August 19 met with Tanju Bilgiç, Turkey’s ambassador in Moscow. During...
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Turkish ambassador says Israel and US should be brought to their knees; Ankara has no objections to harsh retaliation by Iran
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In an exclusive interview with Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, which is associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
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Turkey secured release of new Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar from Israeli prison in 2011
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Former Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu revealed that Turkey was instrumental in the 2011 release of Hamas’s new...
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Turkey-Libya agreement grants Turkish forces expansive operational freedoms and legal immunity
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 12 submitted a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to parliament regarding the...
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The new commander of Turkey’s Aegean Army signals potential trouble for Greece, NATO allies
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The appointment of Gen. Irfan Özsert as commander of Turkey’s Aegean Army — a distinct force established in...
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