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Turkey’s deepening crisis of corruption threatens stability in the country, OECD warns
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey's economic future is not only threatened by inflation, rising emissions and low female workforce participation, but also,...
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Erdogan’s crackdown on presidential rival fuels $45 billion economic fallout in Turkey
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aggressive political maneuvering to eliminate his chief rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, from...
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Turkey to use AI-powered tool that risks accusing more people of terrorism without evidence
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A controversial artificial intelligence (AI) initiative put forward by Turkey's Ministry of Justice, known as the CBS Organizational...
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Turkey expands facial recognition to identify protesters after arrest of Erdogan’s political rival
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Thousands of people took to the streets across Turkey, primarily in Istanbul to protest the detention of main...
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Turkey’s inflation data is deliberately underreported, lawsuit alleges, casting doubts on reliability of official statistics
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A retired judge in Turkey has filed a lawsuit alleging that the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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Ousted Istanbul mayor accused of terrorist links due to electoral alliance with Kurds
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested on Sunday on corruption charges, while an investigation of alleged terrorism links,...
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Arrest of Istanbul mayor highlights Erdogan’s manipulation of political landscape, mimicking Iranian model
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, the leading political rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on...
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Modernized customs union and its benefits remain out of reach for Turkey without adherence to the rule of law, study finds
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A new report by the Brussels-based Institute for Diplomacy and Economy (InstituDE) states that Turkey’s economic future and...
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Erdogan gov’t gains sweeping authority over personal data with new law
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Parliament approved a controversial cybersecurity law on March 12, amending certain provisions but retaining penalties for...
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Erdogan’s financial aide and his ambassador son in northern Cyprus unexpectedly dismissed over alleged mafia ties
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed two longtime associates in an unusual and highly scrutinized move, removing...
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