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[OPINION] Turkey’s Erdoğan continues to fuel war in Libya

Abdullah Bozkurt With yet another Libyan-bound ship carrying explosives from Turkey seized by the Greek coast guard on Jan. 10, 2018, the Islamist government of...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s personal war game in Syria using the Turkish military

by Abdullah Bozkurt US military planners in the Department of Defense long ago made a calculated decision to not trust the regime of Turkish President...

[OPINION] The UN confirms torture and abuse in Turkey

by Abdullah Bozkurt A damning report by the United Nations on allegations of torture and ill treatment in Turkey’s prisons and detention centers under an...

[OPINION] Turkey becomes a magnet for Islamist extremists under Erdoğan’s rule

by Abdullah Bozkurt As the project of dismantling Turkey’s republican institutions including the military and judiciary is nearing an end, the regime of President Recep...

[OPINION] Erdogan’s confidante who led armed Islamist group operating in Sweden via UETD

Abdullah Bozkurt Metin Külünk, a close confidante of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is the man who is in charge of clandestine operations in Sweden...

[OPINION] Turkish Spy Imams 2.0 coming up

Abdullah Bozkurt European governments’ increased scrutiny of Turkish imams who were dispatched by Ankara to serve diaspora groups amid embarrassing revelations of pervasive and unlawful...

[OPINION] Open government in Turkey no more

Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey has been disengaging itself more from the world under the repressive regime of the current government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,...

Turkey is levying taxes on UN aid funds destined for the needy

Abdullah Bozkurt Although the Turkish government brags about how it has spent $30 billion on refugees, which many believe to be an inflated figure, it...

[OPINION] Erdoğan solidifies grip on military industrial complex in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey’s Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been building his own military industrial complex to sustain his autocratic regime by consolidating arms manufacturers...

[OPINION] Erdoğan gov’t encourages vigilante violence in Turkey

by Abdullah Bozkurt The Turkish government has not only disregarded major criticism directed at the most controversial article of state of emergency decrees, which provides...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s next and final act in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s spoiler game card wore out its usefulness when Turkey’s allies and partners bungled a series of initiatives undertaken...

[OPINION] Erdoğan’s war budget signals Turkey set for a darker path

Abdullah Bozkurt The dramatic increase in the budget of the Interior Ministry, which is responsible for the main law enforcement agencies in Turkey, is yet...

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