Terrorism and Crime
New US filing adds evidence of ISIS suspect’s planned Turkish route, domestic attack links
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A newly filed US Justice Department brief has added fresh details to a terrorism case that already cast...
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US court records expose ISIS safehouse network run from Istanbul by convicted terrorist
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A convicted Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operative used Istanbul for years as a base to...
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Turkish national charged in ISIS-inspired bombing attempt near New York City mayor’s residence
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A Turkish national has been charged in the United States with terrorism offenses linked to the Islamic State...
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Italian crackdowns expose European threat from Turkish gangs that thrived under Erdogan
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Italian law enforcement actions over the past two years have repeatedly confronted a stark reality: the threats emanating...
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Turkey’s top court blocked extradition of drug trafficker who facilitated major cocaine trafficking in Europe
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s highest criminal court, dominated by far-right nationalists and Islamists, last year halted the extradition of a suspect...
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New US sanctions expose Turkey’s role in Hezbollah’s cash pipeline, sanctions evasion
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Fresh sanctions unveiled by the US Treasury on February 10 have exposed how Turkey has once again emerged...
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Turkish woman’s Silicon Valley fairy tale built on fraud, forgery and identity theft in the US
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A young Turkish woman once paraded in Turkey and US tech circles as a promising entrepreneur has been...
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A mafia boss in the UAE continues to direct violence in Turkey despite INTERPOL warrant
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A new series of mafia shootings in Turkey has revived concerns that fugitive crime boss Sedat Peker, a...
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Turkey grants citizenship to foreigners wanted by INTERPOL or who face arrest warrants abroad, letter reveals
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey has systematically and deliberately granted citizenship to foreign nationals despite active INTERPOL records, outstanding arrest warrants and...
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Turkey’s longstanding tolerance of ISIS and state sponsorship raises fears of more bloodshed
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has for more than a decade maintained a clandestine cell...
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