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[OPINION] Lost in translation: The current crisis in US-Turkish relations boils down to a single word

‘Release’ and ‘free’ are not necessarily synonymous in Turkish Turkish Minute Staff The US administration and Congress in recent months have been upping the pressure on...

[OPINION] Turkey’s abuse of Interpol exposed

Abdullah Bozkurt The blatant abuse of Interpol mechanisms in a staggeringly high number of cases by the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey...

[OPINION] NATO faces serious risks with purges in Turkey’s military

Abdullah Bozkurt NATO allies, especially Greece, must be alarmed by recent promotions of neo-nationalists in the Turkish military with the approval of President Recep Tayyip...

[OPINION] US sanctions against the Erdoğan regime must be expanded

Abdullah Bozkurt Not only the average Turk but many in the Turkish government and the ruling Justice and Development Party welcome targeted sanctions by the...

[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...

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