Turkey-UN agreement sparks backlash over inclusion of Erdogan family organizations

Turkey-UN agreement sparks backlash over inclusion of Erdogan family organizations

Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey and the United Nations signed an agreement to establish a regional office of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Turkey to serve Eastern Europe and Central Asia, but provisions in the deal have triggered debate over the inclusion of organizations linked to the family of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The agreement, signed on December 14, 2024, between the Turkish government and UN-Habitat, sets out t…