Extremism
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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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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Erdogan government continues to provide conflicting information on ISIS members in prisons
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government persists in providing inconsistent figures regarding Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) members held...
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Hamas’s youth wing, accused of training children in military activities, collaborates with partners in Turkey
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The youth division of Palestinian militant organization Hamas, which faces allegations of training children in combat and the...
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Jihadist groups supported by Erdogan grow in Kurdish regions of Turkey
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A jihadist group attacked a Starbucks coffee shop and a Burger King fast food restaurant in Diyarbakır last...
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Despite evidence, Turkey downplays use of Turkish drone in Hamas terror attack on Israel
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A senior Turkish official dismissed as mere allegation the use of a Turkish drone in a Hamas terrorist...
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Erdogan’s neo-nationalist ally Perinçek has fostered alliance with Japanese far-right Issuikai
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Turkish president's neo-nationalist and militant ally, the Perinçek group, has formed an alliance with the Japanese far-right...
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Turkey’s president suffers from a God complex, revered for attributes belonging to Allah and the Prophet
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A collection of God and prophet-like public praises uttered by and for Turkey’s strongman, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offers...
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Turkish imam’s attack in Jerusalem reveals Erdogan gov’t radicalization policies
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A recent knife attack carried out by Hasan Saklanan, a 34-year-old radical Turkish imam employed by the government,...
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Turkey has elevated the status of Hamas, forging deeper ties with the terror-designated group
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent hosting of Hamas leaders in Istanbul, coupled with an unprecedented endorsement of the...
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