EU report praises Turkey on migration, suggests no action on authoritarianism
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The European Commission’s annual report on Turkey gives one of the toughest reviews of the country’s democracy in ...
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Turkey’s release of ISIS detainees fuels European terrorism threat, Dutch court case shows
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey's deliberate practice of allowing ISIS detainees to go to destinations of their choice, enabling them to roam ...
Turkey’s top court cracks open probe that could expose intelligence-linked migrant smuggling to Cyprus
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has inadvertently opened a legal pathway that could expose whether the National Intelligence ...
Kapıkule border scandal reveals Europe’s vulnerability to Turkish corruption networks
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The crackdown on bribery and corruption announced in April at Europe’s main land border crossing with Turkey appears ...
Turkey and Syria engage in secret talks on maritime border agreement
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A letter signed by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirms for the first time that secret negotiations have ...
Erdogan favors allowing Syrian refugees to remain in Turkey due to political and economic considerations
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Following the December 8 takeover of Damascus by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a coalition of Islamist groups supported ...
Turkey accepts new financing agreement with the EU on condition of keeping refugees in its territory
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ratified a new financing agreement for the Annual Action Programme between Turkey and the ...
EU’s Turkey report underlines widespread corruption involving politicians
Nordic Monitor The European Commission's Turkey 2020 Report has highlighted widespread corruption in the country and a poor track record of ...
Asylum applications filed by Turks in European countries increased some 9 percent in 2019
Nordic Monitor Asylum applications filed by Turkish citizens with European countries continue to rise due to the Turkish government’s ...
Turkey will not receive EU funds during 2021-2027 period: EU Commissioner Várhelyi
EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Olivér Várhelyi made clear once again that Turkey will not receive European ...
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