COMMENTARY — Turkey’s diaspora agency is building Erdoğan’s proxies abroad

By Abdullah Bozkurt The recent appointment to the leadership of Turkey’s diaspora agency confirms the long-held view that the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

Turkish university rector says obedience to Erdoğan an ‘Islamic obligation’

The rector of a university in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şanlıurfa has said obeying Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a religious obligation for...

Memorial to victims of Ankara terrorist attack vandalized, painted gray by city

The October 10 Memorial, which was erected in commemoration of the 103 victims of a 2015 terrorist attack in Ankara, was painted gray by...

ECtHR fines Turkey over local courts’ failure following newspaper targeting of 2 academics

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday fined Turkey over the failure of local Turkish courts to strike a fair balance between the...

COMMENTARY — Turkey’s Maarif exports Erdoğan’s ideology to Balkans

By Abdullah Bozkurt The Maarif Foundation, the long arm of the autocratic regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has positioned itself to raise a new...

CIA director Haspel listens to recording of Khashoggi killing during Turkey visit

CIA director Gina Haspel on a visit to Turkey earlier this week listened to an audio recording purportedly of the killing of Saudi journalist...

Turkey’s dissidents in Germany receive threats over Khashoggi’s murder

Dissident Turkish journalists in Germany have received threats on social media over the past week from people inviting them to Turkish consulates, implying they...

Turkish President Erdoğan says savage Khashoggi killing was planned

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Tuesday there were strong signs Jamal Khashoggi’s savage killing was planned and that attempts to blame it...

Bahçeli says MHP will not form alliance with Erdoğan’s AKP for Turkey’s local polls

Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, announced on Tuesday that his party...

Turkish gov’t detains 76 supporters of anti-government Islamist foundation

Turkish police detained 79 followers of jailed anti-government Islamist leader Alpaslan Kuytul as they got off a ferry in İstanbul, according to a report...

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