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Former spymaster pulls the strings of Turkey’s far-right MHP, an ally of the Erdoğan gov’t
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The mastermind behind Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which drives an anti-Western agenda in close cooperation...
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Turkish editor working for media outlet critical of President Erdoğan is at risk of deportation in Norway
Nordic Monitor/Stockholm A Turkish journalist detained in Norway, where he went to apply for asylum, is fighting a legal battle...
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Erdoğan government grants legal immunity to corrupt loyalists who run unlawfully confiscated companies
Levent Kenez/Stockholm With a new law that is expected to soon be approved in the Turkish parliament, the government of...
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Disclosure reveals highest echelon of Turkish government involved with criminal and terrorist networks
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Classified documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have revealed that suspected criminals and terrorists had been in touch...
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Erdoğan reprimands prime minister for questioning controversial coup attempt, former ally reveals
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Journalist Levent Gültekin covers serious revelations about Turkey's recent history in his new book, "Yaklaşan Kasırga" (The Approaching...
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Officials who resisted Erdoğan during Gezi protests were later convicted as terrorists
Levent Kenez/Stockholm An Istanbul court on Monday convicted eight people, including philanthropist Osman Kavala, for their roles in anti-government protests...
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Turkish army red flagged non-Muslim officers, profiled those with minority backgrounds
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Military intelligence documents obtained by Nordic Monitor have revealed that the Turkish army profiled officers based on...
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Turkish businessman who bribed US State Department employee is linked to Erdoğan gov’t
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Turkish businessman who bribed a US State Department employee has links to Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development...
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Turkish government-funded Islamist foundation Maarif increases cooperation with the Taliban
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Maarif Foundation, one of the organizations that act as the long arm of the government of Turkish...
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UN warns Turkey could face charges of war crimes for plundering Syrian wealth
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Torture, ill-treatment, abduction, the plundering of economic resources, the confiscation of buildings and land and the levying...
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