Turkey and Turks

The Judiciary Is Caught Between Enforcing the Law, Managing Diplomatic Sensitivities, and Confronting the Limitations of Statutes That Often Classify Espionage as a Minor Offense
Why Did Turkish Authorities Wait More than Two Years to Act, Even as Other European Regulators Flagged the Company as Fraudulent?
The S-400 Cannot Be Waived Away and Is Not Easily Moved, Even If Russia Purchased It Back
When Morocco Dominates the Religious Scene, Moderation Follows. When Turkey or Iran Does, Terrorism Is Often the Result.
Mustafa Göktepe Became One of the Many Targets of a Vicious Campaign by the Erdoğan Government
The Case Reveals a Web of Traffickers Who for Years Used Turkey as a Strategic Hub to Channel Heroin Into European Markets via Russia and the Balkans
The Qatari-Turkish Axis Is Using Religious Networks to Project Influence and Challenge Its Rivals
The Case Against Turkey Is Not a Matter of Conjecture or Partisan Polemics; It Is a Matter of Open Record
The Crackdown on Bribery and Corruption Announced in April at Europe’s Main Land Border Crossing with Turkey Appears to Function Primarily as a Cosmetic Gesture
The Sprawling New Compound in Ankara Faces Renewed Legal Uncertainty After Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals Annulled a Lower Court Ruling
Qatar, a Country That Bankrolled Hamas Before, During, and After the Oct. 7 Massacre, Is Showing Its True, Anti-Semitic, Hateful Colors
Turkey Aims to Establish Itself as a Sub-Regional Power to Fill the Void Left by a Weakened Russia and a Diminished Iran
Turkey’s Facilitation of an Asylum Scam for Migrants Willing to Pay Top Money for Illegal Transfer to Europe via Private Jets Has Been Exposed
The Flotilla to Gaza Is Designed to Create a Media Spectacle, Not to Deliver Aid
If Turkey Acts by Terrorist Proxy—and That Is What Hamas Effectively Is—Then Turkey Essentially Fired the First Shot, and Israel Is Right to Respond
The Erdoğan Government’s Policy Decisions and Pro-Jihadist Ideological Leanings Have Made Turks More Vulnerable to Radicalization
Goods Were Brought Into Turkey, Repackaged as Turkish Exports, and Then Shipped Onwards to Russia to Sidestep EU Trade Restrictions
Spain’s Supreme Court Upheld the Conviction of a Spanish-Moroccan Who Fought with Al-Qaeda’s Syrian Affiliate in a Case That Underscored Turkey’s Role as a Gateway for European Jihadists