TURKEY

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite the U.S. and international community’s preoccupation with fighting the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, they cannot turn a blind eye to the crimes Turkey and Turkish-backed groups, writes Maya Carlin, analyst at the Center for Security Policy in Washington D.C. and a former Anna Sobol…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Defense John Kirby confirmed that Turkey will remain outside the F-35 fighter program and will not be allowed to purchase the advanced next-generation jet fighter, adding that the U.S. Administration’s policy on this issue has not changed. Kirby reiterated the U.S.’s…

THE HAGUE — In a leaked report, the Dutch National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid, NCTV) has expressed serious concerns about the influence of anti-Western rhetoric by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the rise of Salafism in the Netherlands. Salafism is generally regarded as…

ANKARA — An open letter signed by 37 Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) institutions and organizations and sent to government offices and international media outlets called on the Turkish Ministry of Justice to conduct a transparent and public investigation into the kidnapping and suspected murder of Hurmüz (70) and Shmuni Diril (65). Having…

PARIS — A new French intelligence report presented to French President Emmanuel Macron revealed evidence of Turkey’s involvement in illegal activities in the country. The report stated that the Turkish Embassy in Paris has become a center for intelligence activity. Turkish intelligence reportedly established a huge network of 650 religious…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a show of bipartisan condemnation of the domestic policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, Democratic and Republican members of the U.S. Senate have called on U.S. President Joe Biden to pressure Turkey to ensure standards of human rights are observed. In the letter, 54…

This article was originally published by Global Voices on 4 February 2021 under a Creative Commons license. The original can be found here. By Arzu Geybullayeva Istanbul’s renowned Boğaziçi University has been swayed by mass protests since early January demanding the resignation of a new rector appointed by President’s Recep Tayyip…

ANKARA / YEREVAN — Armenian heritage sites in Turkey continue to be vandalized and destroyed. In January, an unknown person offered a historic Armenian Catholic Church for sale in the Turkish city of Bursa at a price of 800,000 USD. This incident has been discussed in Armenia and Turkey since…

WASHINGTON, D.C. / ANKARA — On Thursday, Turkish Minister of the Interior Süleyman Soylu accused the U.S. of being behind the failed 2016 coup that sought to overthrow the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) accuses outlawed religious and political figure Fethullah…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the Biden Administration now at the helm of U.S. foreign policy, the issue of the U.S.–Turkey relationship is once again gaining prominence. In an article outlining the future of nuclear proliferation, London-based magazine The Economist wrote that: According to a recent study by the Centre for…