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[OPINION] Erdoğan promotes violence and radicalism in the Turkish diaspora

Abdullah Bozkurt The violent aspect of the worrisome radicalization of the Turkish diaspora with a heavy dose of nationalist and Islamist ideology has been personally...

[OPINION] Turkey’s Erdoğan enlists Tuaregs in his proxy battle

Abdullah Bozkurt Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who helped destabilize Syria by supporting al-Qaeda-linked groups in Syria including the Nusra Front has been courting the...

[OPINION] Ted Malloch’s ties to Turkey’s Erdoğan under the spotlight

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 another...

[OPINION] Ashraf Ghani sold Afghan kids’ future to Erdoğan

Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey’s Islamist rulers have succeeded in twisting the arm of the Ashraf Ghani government, which eventually succumbed to pressure from the Turkish president...

[OPINION] Turkey deals yet another blow to the anti-ISIL battle

by Abdullah Bozkurt The declaration of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS or Daesh by its Arabic acronym) as a “project...

[OPINION] Erdoğan unleashes criminal gangs on his critics in Turkey and abroad

by Abdullah Bozkurt The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become accustomed to relying increasingly on testimonies and complaints filed by convicted felons, known...

[OPINION] CPJ downplays the number of jailed journalists in Turkey

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

New tools for election fraud and voter intimidation in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt The possibility of holding free and fair elections in Turkey effectively disappeared in 2015 when President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his associates seized...

[OPINION] Fukara-Der: Turkey-backed charity funneling European funds to jihadists

by Abdullah Bozkurt The mushrooming of new Islamist NGOs and foundations in Turkey, especially in border provinces near Syria and Iraq, apparently with the encouragement...

[OPINION] Turkey’s Erdogan mobilizing China’s Muslims for jihadist campaign

by Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey’s ill-advised war in Syria’s Afrin enclave has further exposed how the Islamist regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his nationalist...

[OPINION] Erdoğan gov’t attacks UN for raising rights violations in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt As the free world turns up the heat on the repressive regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey with increased vigilance and...

[OPINION] UAE sweep exposes Turkish intelligence links to jihadists in Syria

by Abdullah Bozkurt The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which has aided, funded and armed jihadist groups in Syria for years, is troubled by...

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