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Turkey demands Sweden silence journalists, shut down news outlet to secure NATO bid approval

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Key Erdoğan ally signals military purchases from China

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's close friend, Ethem Sancak, who owns Turkey's strategic Tank and Pallet Factory, said at a...

Jihadist-linked Maarif board member elected to Council of Europe’s GREVIO

A board member of the jihadist-linked Maarif Foundation, a Turkish-government-funded entity, was elected to a Council of Europe body, Nordic...

Turkish troops in Doha monitored daily developments in Qatar, reported back to Turkey

Russia security concept for the Gulf reveals its opposition to Turkish military presence in Qatar

Nordic Monitor Moscow considers removing the foreign military presence, including Turkish troops in Qatar, from Gulf countries as a...

United Nations signals change in its Cyprus policy in a blow to Turkey

Nordic Monitor The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) did not seek the consent of the Turkish Cypriot government for...

Turkish judges and prosecutors receive training in China in a shift from the EU and CoE

August 8, 2019

Nordic Monitor In a further sign of how Turkey under the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been...

Bosnian authorities reject Turkey’s request to extradite journalist due to lack of legal grounds

August 4, 2019

The Justice Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has put an end to Turkey's persistent efforts to have a journalist...

Secret documents reveal abuse of Interpol mechanisms by Turkish government

Finnish Interpol service denied Turkey’s request to deport political asylum seeker

August 4, 2019

Nordic Monitor The Turkish government uses its diplomatic missions in abusing Interpol mechanisms and harassing exiled critics and political...

Russian general who accused Erdoğan family of trading ISIL oil welcomed as ‘star guest’ at Turkish Embassy

July 22, 2019

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov, who previously accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his family of engaging...

Turkey expands presence in Caribbean with controversial new agreement with OECS

by Abdullah Bozkurt

July 21, 2019

Abdullah Bozkurt An agreement establishing Turkey’s ties with the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) was criticized by the opposition...