Turkey taps ex-spies, foreign operatives and private networks to expand global surveillance
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey has steadily expanded its overseas intelligence machinery far beyond the formal ranks of its national spy agency, ...
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NATO summit becomes Erdogan’s show of force to wipe out remaining opposition at home
Levent Kenez/Stockholm When 75-year-old retired teacher and environmental volunteer Ayten Yakut boarded a bus for a birdwatching trip outside Ankara, ...
Erdogan gov’t increasingly weaponizes internet regulations against opposition groups, report finds
Levent Kenez/Stockholm More than 1.5 million websites and domain names had been blocked in Turkey by the end of 2025, ...
ISIS operative reveals contacts with Erdogan government and assassination plots in Turkey
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A senior Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operative accused in Turkey’s deadliest terrorist attack has told ...
Erdogan expands control over private enterprise as takeovers reach record scale
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s expanding use of court-appointed trustees to oversee private companies has reached its largest scale in years, with ...
Businessman accused of espionage says he works with Turkish intelligence, admits spying on Erdogan opponents in Europe and US
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A Turkish businessman accused by prosecutors of working as an agent for Israel, the United States and Britain ...
Prosecutor accused of overseeing torture sessions appointed Turkey’s deputy justice minister
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A Turkish prosecutor who has been accused in court testimony and rights complaints of overseeing and witnessing torture ...
Turkish prosecutors engage in hate crime by invoking alleged Greek ties against Erdogan rival
Levent Kenez/Stockholm An anonymous letter containing claims about the religious and ethnic background of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has ...
Leaked memo reveals Erdogan gov’t ordered psychological operations to deflect scandal, frame opposition
Levent Kenez / Stockholm A leaked directive from Turkey’s Directorate of Communications, often referred to as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ...
Turkey trusts UK on Eurofighter deal amid German objections after Erdogan rival’s arrest
Levent Kenez / Stockholm Turkey's Ministry of Defense on April 24 reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing the purchase of Eurofighter ...
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