Chairman Akgün: Maarif Foundation works in framework of Turkey’s strategic priorities abroad

Birol Akgün, the chairman of the controversial Maarif Foundation, has stated in an interview to the state-run Anadolu news agency on Saturday that the foundation...

Teacher under threat of deportation from Kosovo for torture in Turkey

A Turkish teacher named Uğur Toksoy was detained by Kosovo authorities just following a visit by Ankara Chief Prosecutor Yüksel Kocaman, to the land over...

Turkey’s Erdoğan calls on Jerusalem to be recognised as Palestinian capital

Turkish autocratic Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on the international community on Wednesday to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of the Palestinian state. “I...

COMMENTARY — Erdoğan’s creeping radical Islamist projects in Macedonia

By Abdullah Bozkurt Macedonia has been targeted by a hostile Islamist agenda discreetly pursued by the government of Turkish autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who...

COMMENTARY — CPJ downplays the number of jailed journalists in Turkey

By Abdullah Bozkurt Although there are varying figures on the number of jailed journalists and media workers in Turkey from different advocacy groups, one thing...

COMMENTARY — Ted Malloch’s ties to Turkey’s Erdoğan under the spotlight

By Abdullah Bozkurt Last week US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential collusion between US President Donald Trump’s campaign team and Russia exposed yet...

Businessman fleeing persecution in Turkey dies in Sarajevo public park

Recep Güneş, a Turkish businessman who sought asylum in Bosnia after fleeing the Turkish government’s post-coup purge, died on Monday at a public park in the...

Turkish deputy PM Akdağ slams Germany over election campaign ban

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdağ on Monday slammed Germany for imposing a ban on campaigning for elections in Turkey, claiming that Turks living...

Greece frees all Turkish soldiers seeking asylum after coup attempt, lawyer says

Omiros Zelios, a lawyer representing eight former Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece seeking asylum on the night of a 2016 coup attempt in...

New ‘Panama Papers’ reveals pro-gov’t Turkish businessman’s offshore deal

Newly released documents from the Panamanian-based Mossack Fonseca & Co, the firm that was at the heart of the Panama Papers scandal in 2016,...
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