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Erdogan government reintroduces controversial law to silence critics by labeling them as spies
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government pushed forward a controversial amendment on Wednesday concerning espionage, which was initially shelved in May...
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Erdogan government increases digital surveillance of political dissidents: report
Levent Kenez/Stockholm According to the "Freedom on the Net 2024: The Struggle for Trust Online" report released on Tuesday by...
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Erdogan had to postpone additional taxes for air defense system project after public outrage
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government had planned to introduce a new bill in parliament that would have imposed an annual...
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Libya’s central bank governor’s escape to Turkey points to Erdogan’s dubious financial dealings
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Libya’s former central bank governor, who had held the position since 2011, fled to Turkey in August due...
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Turkish gov’t leveraged bribes to New York mayor to undermine Erdogan’s opponents
Levent Kenez/Stockholm According to an indictment unsealed on September 26, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is accused of secretly...
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Audit report again uncovers financial mismanagement and unsupported expenses at Turkish Foreign Ministry
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In its 2023 report, the Court of Accounts (Sayıştay), responsible for auditing state institutions, identified a series of...
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Erdogan aide, former communist, wields hidden power over Turkey’s judiciary
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A 59-year-old former communist with a history of multiple arrests, now serving as chief advisor to the Turkish...
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Turkish government blocks departure of pro-Palestinian aid flotilla to avoid a new crisis with Israel
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stopped an aid flotilla organized by Islamist and jihadist NGOs from departing...
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Head of Erdogan’s overseas education foundation says they work for Turkey’s commercial interests
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The president of the Maarif Foundation, a Turkish government-funded organization led by Islamists to promote political Islam abroad,...
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Putin warns Erdogan against disrupting profitable trade relations, says Turkey will lose
Levent Kenez/Stockholm At a June 5 meeting with the heads of international news agencies in St. Petersburg during a major...
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