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Corruption
Tulin Dzhengiz – The peculiar Turkish corruption issue behind Istanbul mayor’s arrest – and how it became a tool of political oppression
Central to the allegations of corruption is what is known in Turkey as “naylon faturacılık” referring to deliberate attempts to fabricate transactions, inflate expenses, or obscure real beneficiaries. Tulin Dzhengiz is a Senior Lecturer in Sustainability […]
Geopolitics
Ragip Soylu: What’s Erdogan’s end game with Imamoglu’s arrest?
Erdogan’s team is likely betting that public outrage over Imamoglu’s arrest will eventually fade and the economy will recover before the country next goes to the polls. Read HERE Ekrem Imamoglu, Photo: Orhan Erkılıç/VoA
Corruption
Turkish Minute: Police detain İstanbul mayor, Erdoğan’s strongest rival
Turkish police raided the home of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on Wednesday, detaining him over a corruption probe, in a move denounced by the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) as a “coup.” Read HERE […]
Corruption
Follow The Money: The opaque lobby of high-ranking Israeli officers in Brussels
A group of high-ranking Israeli military personnel gained access to the European Parliament without accreditation. Known as the IDSF, the group is infamous for its extreme line on Gaza. Read HERE
Corruption
Chris Hedges – The Mafia State
First we got a mafia economy. Then we got a mafia state. We must rid ourselves of the ruling criminal class or become its victims Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign […]
Inequality
Catherine Liu, Chris Hedges – Virtue Hoarders and the Rejection of Liberalism
12 February 2025 The material needs of working class people in America continue to be obscured and co-opted by politicians and people claiming to know what’s best on both sides of the political aisle. While […]
Corruption
Vladimir Radomirović – Serbia: Curbing Corruption with More Corruption?
The danger when democracy and justice become subjective or defined by a particular group Vladimir Radomirović is the editor-in-chief of Pištaljka, a whistleblowing platform in Serbia Corruption Kills is the slogan of Serbia’s Student Revolution […]
Corruption
Balkan Insight: Fog of War: Battling a Lack of Transparency in Romanian Military Contracts
If it wasn’t for the corruption, who would need the EU? Read HERE
Corruption
Peter Korotaev, Volodymyr Ishchenko: Why is Ukraine struggling to mobilise its citizens to fight?
Many Ukrainians have come to the realisation that their state is distributing the burdens and benefits of war unfairly. Read HERE