European governments tighten controls on Turkey’s politicized religious authority Diyanet
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A parliamentary meeting in Ankara has provided detailed insight into the overseas operations of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious ...
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Banker says Erdogan gov’t wanted him to smear US judge as a ‘terrorist’ during Halkbank case
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Former Halkbank deputy general manager Hakan Atilla says Turkish officials encouraged him during his US trial to accuse ...
Turkish intelligence targeted Indian NGO, flagged US nationals over a documentary
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkish intelligence conducted foreign espionage activities involving the surveillance of an Indian nongovernmental organization, monitored its activities, flagged ...
Turkish police chief who oversaw torture protected by Erdogan gov’t amid crackdown on critics
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A police chief who authorized horrific torture sessions against critics of the authoritarian regime of Turkish President Recep ...
Secret blacklist bars Erdogan’s critics from notary services at home and abroad
Abdullah Bozkurt / Stockholm A secret blacklist maintained by the Turkish Union of Notaries (Türkiye Noterler Birliği, TNB) has been ...
German judiciary rules Turkish dissidents face renewed risk of persecution
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A German administrative court has ruled that criminal proceedings in Turkey against people accused of links to the ...
UN accuses Turkey of abusing counterterrorism laws to target children
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A coalition of United Nations special rapporteurs has publicly released a letter accusing the Turkish government of criminalizing ...
Erdoğan critic deported from Norway detained at İstanbul Airport
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A Turkish teacher whose application for political asylum in Norway was rejected and who was reportedly under investigation ...
Secret documents show Turkish government profiled foreign academics after New Jersey conference
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Documents obtained by Nordic Monitor show that multiple foreign and Turkish academics or participants who attended a 2025 ...
UN bodies find systemic rights violations in Turkey following Erdogan’s false flag operation: report
Levent Kenez/Stockholm A new report compiled by the Netherlands-based human rights group Stichting Justice Square has detailed a pattern of ...
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