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Seyit Tümtürk, a Turkish-born Uyghur political leader living in Kayseri, Turkey, has been among the most outspoken critics of Turkeys developing relations with China. This report will review some of his recent criticism of the deepening relationship between China and Turkey, as well as a recent diplomatic row over the Uyghur issue between the Chinese Embassy in Ankara and members of the Turkish opposition leadership. Turkish-Born Uyghur Leader Seyit Tümtürk On Turkish-Chinese Relations: "T...

Ultra-nationalist football fans in Istanbul Foto: SEDAT SUNA / EPA-EFE Turkish mafia boss Alaattin Çakıcı has spent decades terrorizing rivals and those holding different political views than his own. As one of the leading figures of a right-wing extremist group called the Grey Wolves, which has focused its ire in the past on leftists, Kurds and Alawites, Çakıcı is thought to be responsible for at least 41 political murders. In 2004, a court sentenced him to 19 years in prison, in part...

The margin of victory [by the opposition candidate Ekrem İmamoglu in the 2019 Istanbul mayoral election] shocked Erdoğan and his party establishment. That night marked an unforgettable defeat for the invincible Erdoğan. It also marked a new, advanced phase in Islamists war on Kurds. Erdoğan advocates more subtle ways to intimidate opposition. He has been jailing HDPs democratically elected leaders, MPs and mayors, and appointing trustees in their place. Erdoğan does not have to shut down t...

Last modified on Thu 25 Feb 2021 00.10 EST At first glance, the photograph of two smartly dressed older Turkish men, posing for the camera in an office filled with flags, could be of any important figures in the country – but it is rare for a picture to say so much about both the past and the future. On the left is Devlet Bahçeli, an ultranationalist political dinosaur who has in the past few years become an influential coalition partner in the government of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyi...

EFF has been tracking the Turkish government’s crackdown on tech platforms and its continuing efforts to force them to comply with draconian rules on content control and access to users’ data. As of now, the Turkish government has now managed to coerce Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok into appointing...

Feb 14 2021 07:01 Gmt+3 Last Updated On: Feb 15 2021 12:37 Gmt+3 Turkish Armed Forces ended a military operation in the Gara region of northern Iraq, targeting Kurdish forces after the death of 13 kidnapped Turks, including military and police personnel, who were executed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) according to Turkish officials. Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said that 48 PKK militants were killed during the military operation against the PKK, while three Turkish soldiers ...

Last Updated On: Feb 05 2021 11:55 Gmt+3 This week, Twitter limited access to two of Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu’s tweets after they were reported by users for directing hate at the LGBT community, who he referred to as "deviants". In response, the Minister encouraged his followers to leave Twitter, which he claimed was censoring him, even though his tweets were still readable. His pinned tweet encourages followers to join him on his Telegram channel, where he posts news articl...

Defend Boğaziçi University students against police state repression! Sosyalist Eşitlik (Socialist Equality Group) strongly condemns the police attacks and detention of more than 150 students yesterday at the Boğaziçi University in İstanbul and in İzmir. Police attacks on students around Boğaziçi University and in İzmir began yesterday at noon. They continued as hundreds of police armed with rifles entered Boğaziçi University, responding to a call by its rector, Melih Bulu. They deta...

Last Updated On: Jan 25 2021 10:51 Gmt+3 In Turkey, figures connected to the Turkish mafia are experiencing a feeling of confidence as expressed in their public appearances and remarks.  On Sunday, Turkish broadcaster Yol TV shared a video recorded over TikTok of mafia leader Alattin Çakıcı enjoying a meal outdoors surrounded by a suited entourage. After finishing his meal, Çakıcı exits, flanked by a convoy of black cars.  This mafioso grandeur is not in any way itself more than a disp...

Turkey’s lira has stabilised after the central bank increased its benchmark interest rate to a lofty 17 percent, but tensions in the maligned economy persist due to inherent imbalances that cannot be cured just by tightening monetary policy.