TURKEY CAUGHT SPYING
Germany Accuses Turkey of Running Spying Operations and Fueling Far-Right Movements: Levent Kenez, Nordic Monitor, June 4, 2024 — The 2023 report from Germany’s Hamburg State Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz Hamburg ) was released on June 3, 2024, shedding light on the activities of various intelligence agencies and illegal groups in Germany.
Turkey’s Global Spying Program Targeting Critical Journalists Exposed: Abdullah Bozkurt, Nordic Monitor, May 27, 2024 — A large-scale surveillance program covertly operated by the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s intelligence arm has been targeting critical and independent journalists living in exile in Europe, the United States and Canada, as revealed by confidential documents obtained by Nordic Monitor.
Turkish–Israeli Relations at a Dangerous Turning Point: Gallia Lindenstrauss and Rémi Daniel, INSS Insight No. 1853, May 19, 2024
Erdoğan and the Sins of Turkey: Noa Lazimi, JNS, June 9, 2024
Turkish Textbooks: Turning History on Its Head: Uzay Bulut, Gatestone Institute, May 30, 2024
Incirlik Air Base Becomes Focus of US-Turkey Relations Again: Arab News, Apr. 30, 2024
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Turkey’s Erdogan: ‘Netanyahu’s Genocidal Methods Would Make Hitler Jealous’: Reuters, Jerusalem Post staff, Jerusalem Post, May 14, 2024 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again likened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in an interview with the Grecian newspaper Kathimerini on Saturday.
Turkey Imposes Export Restrictions on Israel Until Gaza Ceasefire: Tuvan Gumrukcu and Burcu Karakas, Reuters, Apr. 9, 2024 — Turkey restricted exports of a wide range of products to Israel on Tuesday until a ceasefire is declared in Gaza, in Ankara’s first significant measure against Israel after six months of war.
Rumors of Erdoğan’s Descent from Failed Jewish Messiah Shabtai Tzvi May Explain his Recent Antisemitic Outbursts: Jewish Press staff writer, Jewish Press, May 31, 2024 — During a recent visit to Turkey, I spent time with friends in Istanbul and further north, in Edirne and Kakaralli, where it was hard to ignore the whispers circulating in bars and comedy clubs, that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is one of the Dönmeh.
Turkey Must Be Isolated and Condemned: Gregg Roman, Israel Hayom, Feb. 26, 2024 — The Turkish parliament voted to accept Sweden as a member of NATO last month, but this should not distract us from how outrageous Turkish rhetoric and behavior have been under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP).
