Terrorism and Crime
Erdoğan corrupted Turkey’s national police force for his own petty interests
A new profile of police officers in Turkey in the aftermath of an unprecedented purge of well-qualified personnel by...
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Al-Qaeda logistics cell that provides rear-line services operational in Turkey
Nordic Monitor has exposed another jihadist cell in Turkey that operates under the cover of charity and education work...
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Young Turkish jihadist who joined al-Qaeda in Syria acquitted by a court
A Turkish court acquitted a jihadist who went to fight in Syria, part of the government’s revolving door policy...
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Turkish journalist denied a fair trial in sham case for defaming al-Qaeda group
A Turkish journalist who was accused of defaming an al-Qaeda-linked group in Turkey was denied the opportunity to examine...
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Turkish court acquitted 3 Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militants in 2018
Three Turkish nationals who were detained as they were trying to cross illegally into Syria to join Hay’at Tahrir...
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Turkish ISIL cell in border province allowed to operate freely
A Turkish border cell set up by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) network in Turkey’s border...
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Turkey acquitted German-born Turks of joining ISIL and let them go
A Turkish court in May of last year acquitted two German-born Turks who travelled to Syria to join the...
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Taliban-trained armed jihadist was acquitted of ISIL membership by Turkish court
In line with the Turkish government’s secret revolving door policy for detained jihadists, a suspect who admitted in court...
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Turkish gov’t suspended monitoring of al-Qaeda groups in Turkey
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suspended all investigations into al-Qaeda cells in Turkey starting in early 2014...
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Erdoğan unleashed al-Qaeda in July 2016, awarded them veteran status
The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mobilized al-Qaeda militants during the events of July 15, 2016 when a...
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