Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday announced criminal charges against 12 Turkish security personnel involved in last month’s alleged assault of protesters demonstrating against Turkey’s president during his visit to the district. Video of the incident in northwest Washington’s Sheridan Circle showed dark-suited men, some carrying holstered guns and wearing earpieces, rushing past a line […]
Erdoğan’s Referendum Victory Spells the End of Turkey As We Know It…
With the result of Sunday’s referendum on its constitution, Turkey as we know it is over; it is history. The architecture of its governance designed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk – Turkey’s founder – has, after a wobbly series of experiments with the military and a secular elite in charge, been dismantled by the leader of […]
Goodbye Turkey…
German MPs Call for Troop Withdrawal from Turkish Airbase Amid Rally Row…
Amid a row with Turkey over its presidential powers referendum, some German MPs are calling for the withdrawal of troops deployed at Incirlik airbase. Germany is flying reconnaissance sorties from the Turkish base as part of the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition. Concerns over the presence of German airmen at the base, which is located in […]
Netherlands Issues Turkey Travel Warning…
Flynn Paid Ex-FBI Agents, Behavior Analysts In Lobbying Work For Turkish Government…
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn’s lobbying work for the Turkish government involved payments to several former FBI officials and a retired admiral who served in a top intelligence role for the joint chiefs of staff. Flynn’s consulting firm, Flynn Intel Group, also paid a behavior analysis firm operated by two former FBI agents…
New Disclosures Reveal the Next Scandal That Would Have Hit Michael Flynn…
It’s probably for the best that President Trump forced retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to resign as national security adviser when he did. That’s because Flynn would likely have found himself in another scandal — in addition to the one involving his phone calls with Russia’s ambassador — over a $530,000 lobbying contract he had […]
Clinton Campaign Was Warned That Turkey’s Erdogan Was Attempting to Buy Favor…
Top Hillary Clinton campaign officials were warned last summer that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would make contributions to the campaign through American proxies to gain favor, but chose to take money from one of the people they were warned about nonetheless…