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Turkey released ISIS fighter from prison citing COVID risks, allowing him to escape into Syria
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Turkish government released a convicted Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighter citing COVID-19 pandemic...
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US designation reveals Turkey functions as a hub for ISIS financial lifeline
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The recent designation by the US Treasury of a Turkish-based ISIS financier reveals the failure of a...
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Turkey’s top imam threatened Turkic countries that do not cooperate with Erdoğan government
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) warned his colleagues about opponents of the Turkish government at...
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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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