Ankara stresses Turkish ownership of key air base amid missile scare and Iran tensions
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s Defense Ministry is intensifying efforts to counter the widespread perception that Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey ...
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Transfer of ISIS prisoners to Iraq puts spotlight on Ankara’s ties to jihadists and sensitive intelligence secrets
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ankara’s sudden focus on ISIS detainees comes after hundreds of suspects, including Turkish nationals, were transferred from prisons ...
Erdogan’s expertise in navigating Iran trade grey areas faces new US tariff challenge
Levent Kenez/Stockholm US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on countries trading with Iran, following a ...
Deadly clash exposes systemic failures in Turkey’s fight against ISIS
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The death of three police officers during a counterterrorism operation against suspected Islamic State in Iraq and Syria ...
Turkey extends military presence in Libya, giving Erdogan sweeping authority
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Parliament on Monday approved a renewed motion authorizing the continuation of the country’s military presence in ...
Turkey reluctant to chase deadliest terror attack suspects, raising questions about intelligence role
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stayed silent during a tense parliamentary hearing on Tuesday as lawmakers questioned why ...
From Ankara to Wall Street: the political shielding and global fallout of Turkey’s mine disaster
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A deadly gold mine accident in Turkey exposed how a state captured by greedy corporate power, a political ...
Turkish gov’t voices first concern over uranium reliance on Russia amid new US nuclear partnership
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government has publicly acknowledged its dependence on Russia for uranium fuel at the Akkuyu Nuclear Power ...
Turkey retreats from justice in ISIS suicide bombing that killed Israelis
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Despite evidence of complicity in a suicide attack that killed foreigners including three Israeli citizens in Istanbul in ...
‘Torpedo method’ cocaine smuggling surfaces in Turkey as authorities quash drug convictions, shield local actors
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The “torpedo method” of drug smuggling from Colombia has surfaced in Turkey, a country that has increasingly become ...
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