NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND TURKEY'S OPPOSITION
Clouds are gathering over opposition politicians. Each new development makes them darker. Judicial rulings block opposition parties at every turn.
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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.'
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.”
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES ROUT TOP APPEAL COURT’S CHIEF LIST
Turkey’s top appeal court, the Court of Cassation, has elected a new Presidential Council, and the results deal a sharp blow to the court's top leadership.
ARMENIA TO HOLD INDEPENDENCE DAY RECEPTION AFTER A DECADE
Armenia will host its 35th Independence Day reception in Istanbul on Oct. 14. The event marks a rare diplomatic event in Turkey as the two neighbors work to normalize long-strained ties.
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.
CONTROVERSIAL MAYOR’S HUSBAND GETS TOGG DEAL, COURT BLOCKS REPORTS
A Turkish court has imposed a blackout on news reports concerning a lucrative deal involving the husband of controversial Aydın Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu, citing 'national security and public order.'
EU’S ‘MADE IN EUROPE’ RISKS PUSHING ANKARA TOWARD RUSSIA AND CHINA
In contrast to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s declaration that the EU is not a priority for Turkey, new trade and industry measures that are taking shape within the 27-member bloc remain an urgent matter for large sections of the economy.
THE DIPLOMAT TURKEY WILL NEED
“In an age when artificial intelligence does data analysis,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan asked assembled ambassadors at the 2025 Ambassadors Conference in December, “is there still such a need for the classical diplomat and for classical diplomacy?”
CHINESE TRAVEL PLATFORM PREPARES TURKEY ENTRY
Fliggy, Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s travel platform, is preparing to enter the Turkish market as parliament considers new legislation to regulate foreign digital booking platforms.
ROKETSAN AND STM TESTED NEW WEAPON SYSTEMS
UAV-300 missile test marked a milestone as the longest-range munition produced in Turkey and fired from an airborne platform.
TURKEY SEEKS NATO ACCREDITATION FOR ISTANBUL MJWC
Turkey is working to have the MJWC in Istanbul fully accredited by NATO and hosted an activity of the Alliance to advance the project.