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Erdoğan called Saudi Arabia’s rulers ‘infidels,’ planned a Turkish boycott of the Hajj over Morsi’s ouster
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called the rulers of Saudi Arabia "infidels" (kafir) and decided to boycott...
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Residence permits for Russians living in Turkey have skyrocketed thanks to the Ukraine war
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Russians were the largest group of foreigners living in Turkey with residence permits in 2022, up from sixth...
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Turkey’s media mogul built his wealth on the murder of a Greek businessman and the victim’s plundered assets
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Yıldırım Demirören, son of the late businessman Erdoğan Demirören and a close associate of Turkish President Recep...
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Taliban networked with Turkish al-Qaeda affiliate, courtesy of Iranian intelligence
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Iranian intelligence brokered a meeting between a senior Taliban official and a member of Turkish al-Qaeda affiliate the...
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Report that Ankara Bar Association previously refused to publish reveals torture at a police station
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Ankara Bar Association last January had decided not to publish a report drafted by the bar’s Human...
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Turkey’s top court rules the endorsement, promotion of ISIS, attempts to join the jihadist battle not terrorism
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Turkish jihadist, convicted twice on terrorism charges because he planned to join the Islamic State in Iraq...
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Erdoğan extended port leases for pro-gov’t companies without holding tenders to prepare for possibility of losing election
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In a scandalous move, a bill allowing the extension of lease agreements for 18 seaports operated by private companies...
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Ankara sides with Tehran in recent wave of unrest in Iran over Mahsa Amini murder
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s pro-Iranian ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has sided with the mullah regime in Iran amid...
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Deputy foreign minister admits many agreements signed by Turkey in Africa and the Middle East were not planned in advance
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey's deputy foreign minister stated at a parliamentary committee meeting last week that agreements with African and Middle...
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Ankara-Kinshasa deal that covers disputed borders may risk the wrath of Congo’s neighbors for Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkish negotiators agreed to put into writing a claim made by their counterparts from the Democratic Republic...
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