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US sanctions Turkish company over Iran trade, sending stern warning to Erdogan gov’t

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EP report slams Turkey’s foreign policy as confrontational and unaligned with EU norms

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UN cites conviction of Kosovar officials in Turkish intelligence case as progress in the country’s rule of law, human rights record

April 21, 2022

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The United Nations hailed the court proceedings against Kosovar officials who were involved in the abduction of...

Turkish state broadcaster TRT made false statements in FARA disclosure filing

April 20, 2022

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In its obligatory declarations filed under a US disclosure law, Turkey’s public broadcaster, the main propaganda tool...

Former senator and US ambassador to Turkey accused in Turkish parliament of betraying Trump

April 21, 2022

Levent Kenez/Stockholm The US ambassador to Turkey was insulted during a meeting of the Turkish Parliament's Foreign Relations Committee on...

More Turks have faced the long arm of US justice in criminal prosecutions in recent years

April 18, 2022

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm More Turks have been targeted by US federal prosecutors in money laundering and fraud schemes in recent...

Turkey’s ambitious project in Sudan turns into a fiasco

April 16, 2022

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey has been planning since 2014 to meet a significant portion of its agri-food needs by cultivating farmland leased...

US human rights report highlights potential asylum seekers forced to return Turkey without being allowed to apply for asylum

April 15, 2022

Levent Kenez/Stockholm The "2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices," prepared by the US State Department, was published on Tuesday....

Turkey downplays impact of invasion of Ukraine on trade, refrains from criticizing Russia

April 14, 2022

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Turkish government has been downplaying the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on trade routes...

Erdoğan gov’t sticks to lies at the UN, claims nobody jailed for journalism work in Turkey

April 13, 2022

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In an official communiqué submitted to the UN and aimed at whitewashing massive human rights abuses in Turkey, the...

Turkey hides assets of its citizens living in Europe so that they can unfairly benefit from social assistance

April 12, 2022

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Abdullah Eren, the head of Turkey's diaspora agency, the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB), said...

Inaction of Erdoğan’s political rival on hacking scandal unmasks cowed opposition in Turkey