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[OPINION] Sedat Peker, Erdoğan’s mafia leader ally, is spreading his wings

Abdullah Bozkurt The president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has contracted some of his clandestine operations to mafia leaders who have apparently pledged to serve...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s iron-grip rule in Turkey gets worse

Abdullah Bozkurt The first post-election bill submitted to Parliament by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan shows that...

[OPINION] Erdoğan inching closer to going nuclear

Abdullah Bozkurt On July 2, 2018, immediately after a questionable win in national and presidential elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued a law-decree establishing...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s shenanigans are costing Turkey dearly

Abdullah Bozkurt The hastily arranged presidential decrees which completely re-designed the governance of Turkey from head to toe reveal that it will be a tremendous...

[OPINION] Turkey’s new government spells more troubles for all

Abdullah Bozkurt An Orwellian nightmare is unfolding in Turkey, where life for Turks and foreigners has gotten much worse in the post-election period during which...

[OPINION] UN terror list implicates Turkey in jihadist enterprise

Abdullah Bozkurt The United Nations’ growing sanctions list of terrorists reveals the terrible fact that the permissive and encouraging environment for the radicalization of Turks...

[OPINION] Erdoğan survives but faces more serious challenges in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt After winning the controversial election on Sunday in Turkey after a not free and certainly not fair election campaign, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...

[OPINION] Erdoğan gov’t turns to rape as a political weapon in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt As part of an escalating crackdown on the right to dissent, on criticism and on opposition voices in Turkey in recent years, the...

[OPINION] The growing threat of the Erdoğan regime in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey, under an overzealous Islamist president with a strong xenophobic character, has become a source of tension for its allies and partners and...

[OPINION] Al-Qaeda running on Erdoğan’s election ticket in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt It was hardly surprising to see that a former al-Qaeda suspect was nominated as a front-runner candidate for a parliamentary seat in the...

[OPINION] Russia keeps Erdoğan’s Turkey at arm’s length in trade, business

Abdullah Bozkurt The restrictions on Turkish trade and commerce imposed by Russia in the aftermath of the shooting down of a Russian fighter jet on...

[OPINION] Turkey’s academics: traitors to an unconstitutional regime

Mehmet Efe Çaman We know Turkey is no longer a democracy. What does that mean for academics? What does it mean for universities? Regardless of...

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