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Erdogan · Istanbul

Erdogan whistleblower and key witness faces extradition from Greece amid fears of torture and silencing - Nordic Monitor

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Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ali Yesildag, a former insider turned whistleblower who exposed alleged multibillion-dollar corruption involving Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his inner circle, is at imminent risk of extradition from Greece to Turkey. The European Court of Human Rights formally notified the Greek government on July 17, 2025, that it would review Yesildag’s case, raising serious concerns under Article 3 (prohibition of torture…Read Article

Erdogan · New York

US judge blocks Turkey’s attempt to weaponize American courts in political witch hunt - Nordic Monitor

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Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm A federal judge in New York has joined his peers in other US states in halting the Turkish government’s abuse of the American judicial system to target critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and gather intelligence under the guise of legal process. Judge John P. Cronan of the Southern District of New York invalidated subpoenas issued at Turkey’s request that sought the US banking records of Cevdet Türkyolu, a longti…Read Article

Gaza · Gaza

Hizb ut-Tahrir, backed by Turkish jihadist groups, challenges President Erdogan - Nordic Monitor

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Abdullah Bozkurt/ Stockholm Radical jihadist groups, emboldened under the increasingly permissive climate fostered by Turkey’s Islamist leadership, have turned their attention toward the presidential palace in Ankara, demanding decisive action against Israel. Hizb ut-Tahrir, a terrorist-designated pan-Islamist group that advocates for the re-establishment of a global Islamic caliphate, orchestrated a provocative rally in the Turkish capital on J…Read Article

Turkey's spy agency views children as sources of intelligence for national security - Nordic Monitor

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Levent Kenez/Stockholm A new intelligence report is urging Turkey to build a nationwide system where civilians including children could serve as potential sources of intelligence, as part of a sweeping effort to prepare for hybrid warfare threats. Citing the recent Iran-Israel conflict, the National Intelligence Academy, a government institution affiliated with Turkey’s national intelligence agency (MİT), calls for full coordination between neig…Türkiye · Turkey Read Article

Erdoğan uses Turkish intelligence agency MIT to silence critics, threaten foreign nations - Nordic Monitor

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Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The notorious Turkish intelligence service, Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MIT), long regarded as a loyal enforcer of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian regime, has undergone a sweeping internal restructuring. This transformation underscores MIT’s evolution from a traditional intelligence service into a key instrument for both domestic repression and aggressive foreign influence campaigns, Nordic …Erdogan · Ankara Read Article

Erdogan gov't pushes people to use ‘Next’ app as Turkey moves toward China-style digital control - Nordic Monitor

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Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish ruling party is increasingly pushing public institutions and citizens to migrate to a state-endorsed social media platform called Next Sosyal, prompting fears of centralized digital surveillance reminiscent of China’s WeChat. Critics argue that the platform may be a covert attempt to monitor citizens under the guise of digital independence. Developed by Selçuk Bayraktar, one of the two owners of military drone …Apps · Turkey Read Article

Turkey’s top appeals court rejects Greek nationals’ claim on Ottoman-era property - Nordic Monitor

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Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals (Yargıtay), dominated by far right nationalists and Islamists, has overturned a regional appellate court ruling that would have restored ownership of two valuable properties worth millions of dollars in Istanbul’s Şişli district to the heirs of a Greek Orthodox pharmacist who lived in the city during the late Ottoman era. In a ruling dated April 21, 2025, the court annulled the decisio…Islamists · Istanbul Read Article

Turkey forgives millions in debt for countries buying its weapons - Nordic Monitor

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Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is increasingly paying off or forgiving the debts of countries to which it sells weapons, including covering their obligations to international institutions, a practice that critics argue blurs the line between development aid and geopolitical arms financing. A recent example is Kyrgyzstan, which acquired more than $33 million worth of Turkish military equipment including drones and armored vehicles, while simultane…Weapons · Turkey Read Article

Turkey refused to seek extradition of ISIS fugitives behind deadliest terror attack - Nordic Monitor

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Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Islamist government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never sought the extradition of fugitives responsible for the deadliest terrorist attack in Turkey’s history, despite knowing their whereabouts in Syria and maintaining close ties with the de facto interim government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa in the war-torn country. A Nordic Monitor investigation has revealed that although Turkish authorities are fully awa…Erdogan · Ankara Read Article

Turkish judge again stands alone as Europe’s top human rights court condemns systemic abuses in Turkey convictions - Nordic Monitor

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Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish judge Saadet Yüksel cast the sole dissenting vote as the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on July 22, 2025 ruled that 239 people were unlawfully convicted of terrorism in Turkey based on the use of a messaging app, a decision that sharply criticized the post-coup judicial framework adopted by Turkish courts. In a 6-to-1 ruling the court found that Turkey violated two fundamental protections of the European Co…Terrorism · Turkey Read Article

In today’s Turkey, threats to kill Americans and Jews are deemed protected free speech - Nordic Monitor

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Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In yet another troubling sign of Turkey’s increasingly partisan judiciary — dominated by Islamists and far-right nationalists — the country’s top appeals court has overturned the conviction of a man who publicly vowed to kill Jews, Americans and Kurds. In a ruling issued on March 24, the Supreme Court of Appeals (Yargıtay) overturned a lower court’s verdict that had found the defendant guilty of inciting hatred and hos…Islamists · Palestine Read Article

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Erdogan whistleblower and key witness faces extradition from Greece amid fears of torture and silencing - Nordic Monitor

US judge blocks Turkey’s attempt to weaponize American courts in political witch hunt - Nordic Monitor

Hizb ut-Tahrir, backed by Turkish jihadist groups, challenges President Erdogan - Nordic Monitor

Turkey's spy agency views children as sources of intelligence for national security - Nordic Monitor

Erdoğan uses Turkish intelligence agency MIT to silence critics, threaten foreign nations - Nordic Monitor

Erdogan gov't pushes people to use ‘Next’ app as Turkey moves toward China-style digital control - Nordic Monitor

Turkey’s top appeals court rejects Greek nationals’ claim on Ottoman-era property - Nordic Monitor

Turkey forgives millions in debt for countries buying its weapons - Nordic Monitor

Turkey refused to seek extradition of ISIS fugitives behind deadliest terror attack - Nordic Monitor

Turkish judge again stands alone as Europe’s top human rights court condemns systemic abuses in Turkey convictions - Nordic Monitor

In today’s Turkey, threats to kill Americans and Jews are deemed protected free speech - Nordic Monitor

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Turkey's spy agency views children as sources of intelligence for national security - Nordic Monitor

Erdoğan uses Turkish intelligence agency MIT to silence critics, threaten foreign nations - Nordic Monitor

Erdogan gov't pushes people to use ‘Next’ app as Turkey moves toward China-style digital control - Nordic Monitor

Turkey’s top appeals court rejects Greek nationals’ claim on Ottoman-era property - Nordic Monitor

Turkey forgives millions in debt for countries buying its weapons - Nordic Monitor

Turkey refused to seek extradition of ISIS fugitives behind deadliest terror attack - Nordic Monitor

Turkish judge again stands alone as Europe’s top human rights court condemns systemic abuses in Turkey convictions - Nordic Monitor

In today’s Turkey, threats to kill Americans and Jews are deemed protected free speech - Nordic Monitor