Foreign Policy
Turkish vice president declines to respond to question of whether Turkey granted citizenship to Hamas operatives
Nordic Monitor The office of the Turkish vice president declined to respond to a parliamentary question on whether the government...
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Turkey isolated among OIC member states with its Libya policy
Nordic Monitor Turkey was isolated among members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) due to its Libya policy...
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Turkish ambassador set up a spying network in Mozambique, gathering intel on critics of President Erdoğan
Nordic Monitor In a breach of the international conventions, Turkish diplomats in the southern African nation of Mozambique spied...
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Turkey spreads its wings in Russia’s sphere by aiming to export armed drones to Central Asia
Nordic Monitor Turkey is aiming to step up defense industry cooperation with Central Asian countries by exporting its armed...
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Turkey raises stakes on Cyprus to exert pressure on European Union
Nordic Monitor In a reversal from its past approach, the Turkish government has started pushing a two-state solution for divided...
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Turkish foreign minister downplays criticism over Saudi boycott of Turkish products
Nordic Monitor Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has played down the opposition party’s criticism of an unofficial embargo led...
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Erdoğan worried over fallout from US case that implicates him, his family in Iran sanctions busting case
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Turkish president has reportedly been concerned over a possible US probe into his and his family...
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Turkish Embassy in Sweden spied on exiled journalist and critics, documents reveal
Nordic Monitor In a blatant violation of international conventions, Turkish diplomats and consular officers in Sweden have gathered intelligence...
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Saudi Arabia undermines Turkey’s exports to Arab countries by leading boycott of Turkish goods
Nordic Monitor An unofficial embargo imposed by Riyadh on Turkish goods is undermining Turkey’s exports not only to the...
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EU’s Turkey report underlines widespread corruption involving politicians
Nordic Monitor The European Commission's Turkey 2020 Report has highlighted widespread corruption in the country and a poor track record of...
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