Turkey’s digital crackdown deepens as social media companies help silence Erdogan critics
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is expanding internet censorship with the cooperation of major social media companies that comply with government orders ...
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EP targets Erdogan allies in Europe, criticizing Turkey’s overseas crackdowns and state media propaganda reach
Levent Kenez/Stockholm European Parliament lawmakers have sharply criticized the Turkish government over what they described as a pattern of transnational ...
Secret Turkish intelligence letter targeting journalist in Sweden reveals panic over exposure
Nordic Monitor/Stockholm A secret letter sent by Turkey’s intelligence agency (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MIT) complaining about an investigative article has ...
Sharp rise in drone wealth moves Erdogan family-linked defense contractor into world’s richest ranks
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar and son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has entered the ...
Turkey’s controversial military fund gains sweeping control over Somalia’s fisheries
Levent Kenez/Stockholm OYAK, Turkey’s military pension and investment fund, has signed a far-reaching agreement with Somalia that centralizes the licensing ...
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 ...
Sweden rejects Turkey’s demand to arrest and extradite journalist, declares allegations politically motivated
Nordic Monitor/Stockholm In a landmark ruling which confirmed that the Swedish judiciary will not treat journalism or political expression as ...
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 ...
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 ...
Turkey tries to reduce reliance on Russia while Erdogan seeks stronger ties with the West for political future
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is re-charting its energy future by cutting its reliance on Russian oil, gas and nuclear power as ...
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