Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is rolling out the red carpet for NATO leaders ahead of an upcoming NATO summit. “Ankara Airport opens in Turkish capital ahead of NATO summit,” by Seyit Samil Kurt, Anadolu Agency, June 26, 2026: Ankara Airport opened in the Turkish capital on Monday ahead of the NATO leaders’ summit set […]
Turkey detains three more mayors as part of crackdown on Erdogan’s opposition
In March, Istanbul’s popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was officially nominated for president by the opposition CHP party for the 2028 elections, despite having been thrown in jail on trumped-up charges. Now three more mayors who represent a threat to the leadership of Islamic supremacist Erdogan have been detained. Nonetheless, Erdogan acts as though he has […]