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ISIS · TurkeyAbdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MIT) has downplayed the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria – Khorasan Province (ISIS-K or ISIL-K) in a recent report, contradicting findings from the UN Security Council, which emphasized Turkey’s role as a hub within the ISIS-K terrorist network. The report, released in May by MIT’s newly established National Intelligence Acad…See the Story
Turkish intelligence agency MIT downplays threat posed by ISIS-K, which challenges Europe’s security - Nordic Monitor
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Erdogan · AnkaraAbdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A campaign launched by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist government against two French schools in Turkey transcends questions of sovereignty and reciprocity, aiming to energize the ruling party’s conservative nationalist base, pressure France to soften its stance on various disputes and push Paris to permit the establishment of Turkey’s political Islamist schools in France. The rivalry between the two NATO alli…See the Story
Erdogan’s war on French schools in Turkey is a precursor to a broader conflict - Nordic Monitor
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Erdogan · GazaLevent Kenez/Stockholm In Turkey, where nearly 20 million primary and secondary school students returned to classes on Monday, the Ministry of Education introduced a program focusing on the “resistance of the people of Gaza in their struggle for freedom” as the first course of the school year. Titled “From Gallipoli to Gaza: Defense of the Homeland,” the lessons include historical content and feature materials with visuals of Turkish President R…See the Story
Erdogan accelerates using Gaza war for propaganda in schools, praising Hamas - Nordic Monitor
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Türkiye · TurkeyAbdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Notorious Dutch drug trafficker Joseph Johannes Leijdekkers easily established himself in Turkey, acquiring multiple identities, securing residency and orchestrating his criminal operations from a luxury villa while seamlessly moving funds through the Turkish banking system and consistently evading legal repercussions despite repeated alerts from the Netherlands. The crackdown on Dutch drug lord Leijdekkers in Turkey u…See the Story
Crackdown on Dutch drug lord Leijdekkers in Turkey proved to be just smoke and mirrors - Nordic Monitor
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Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM) · SkopjeLevent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, during an official visit to the North Macedonian capital of Skopje on September 5, announced plans for increased military cooperation between the two countries. Following his meeting with North Macedonia’s minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, Timčo Mucunski, Fidan said Turkey and North Macedonia would engage more frequently in joint military training and exercises. He also em…See the Story
Turkey aims to strengthen military cooperation with North Macedonia, increasing joint exercises - Nordic Monitor
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Erdogan · TurkeyLevent Kenez/Stockholm On August 30, after the Turkish Military Academy’s graduation ceremony, which was attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a group of newly commissioned officers privately recited the oath taken by officers the past, a tradition that has been excluded from the graduation program since 2016. Among them, a smaller group shouted the slogan, “We are the soldiers of Mustafa Kemal,” echoing a popular phrase among secularists …See the Story
Erdogan continues Islamization of the army despite still-hopeful secularists - Nordic Monitor
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Erdogan · RussiaAbdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A covert scheme to market Russian oil, allegedly orchestrated by the family of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has led to massive fraud amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, prompting Russia to seek remedies, including threats of violence against those involved. Facing pressure under Western sanctions, Russia turned to the Turkish corporate sector to facilitate global sales, hoping to leverage the US-li…See the Story
Erdogan’s family plundered Russian oil money in a massive fraud, inviting Putin’s wrath - Nordic Monitor
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Erdogan · AnkaraLevent Kenez/Stockholm Despite Baku’s official objections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to claim Turkey’s involvement in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020, which concluded with Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia. The continuing remarks by Erdogan have raised eyebrows as Baku had previously sought to emphasize its independent military capabilities during the conflict. While Turkey’s support for Azerbaijan during the war i…See the Story
Erdoğan still ignores Azerbaijan's discomfort with Nagorno-Karabakh war remarks - Nordic Monitor
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