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BİNALİ YILDIRIM AND NEW YORK TEARS
Portrait of the Week Sep 24, 2026

BİNALİ YILDIRIM AND NEW YORK TEARS

Binali Yıldırım. The last prime minister before the country shifted to the Turkish-model presidential system. Last seen in New York, at the UN General Assembly as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the chamber.

Anonymous 2 min
CRACKDOWN HAND IN HAND WITH 'FAMILY SAFE' OPERATION FOR OBSCENITY
Inside Turkey Sep 17, 2026

CRACKDOWN HAND IN HAND WITH 'FAMILY SAFE' OPERATION FOR OBSCENITY

After years of demonizing rhetoric against LGBTQ+ people, Turkish authorities launched a nationwide operation named 'My Family Is Safe,' detaining hundreds of people from civil society. The crackdown continued with arrests and access bans targeting dissidents, media outlets and civil society organizations' X accounts, widening to include broader opposition voices who spoke out against the operations. The main charge in the investigation was 'obscenity.'

Editorial Staff 4 min
A 'VALLEY OF THE WOLVES' CONNECTION
Inside Turkey Sep 17, 2026

A 'VALLEY OF THE WOLVES' CONNECTION

An investigation into the death of Turkish intelligence official Kaşif Kozinoğlu also reached into one of the country’s most watched television series, 'Valley of the Wolves.”

Editorial Staff 3 min
EYES ON ERDOĞAN-TRUMP MEETING IN NEW YORK
Foreign Affairs Sep 17, 2026

EYES ON ERDOĞAN-TRUMP MEETING IN NEW YORK

US Ambassador to Ankara Tom Barrack signaled that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and US President Donald Trump “could” meet in New York during the upcoming United Nations General Assembly.

Editorial Staff 2 min