Abdullah Bozkurt

Milstein Writing Fellow

Abdullah Bozkurt is a Swedish-based investigative journalist and analyst who runs the Nordic Research and Monitoring Network. He also serves on the advisory board of The Investigative Journal and as chairman of the Stockholm Center for Freedom. Bozkurt is the author of the book Turkey Interrupted: Derailing Democracy (2015). He previously worked as a journalist in New York, Washington, Istanbul and Ankara. He tweets at @abdbozkurt.

Articles by this Author
Musa Akkari, a Veteran Member of the Izz Ad-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, Offers One of the Clearest Firsthand Accounts Yet of Turkey’s Role as a Sanctuary for Hamas Operatives
Turkey’s Prison Population Had Exceeded 420,000 Inmates as of May 2026, Far Surpassing the System’s Official Capacity
The Erdoğan Government’s Behind-the-Scenes Interventions Reversed the Legal Characterization of the Organization
The Case Points to a Deeper Pattern of Cooperation Between Elements of Turkey’s Defense Sector and Iranian Procurement Networks
The Islamist Government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Has Systematically Shifted Blame Onto Uninvolved Individuals
A 20-Year Foreign-Income Tax Exemption Could Deepen Turkey’s Exposure to Money Laundering, Sanctions Evasion, and Organized Crime
Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Iranian Networks Exploit Turkish Corporate, Industrial, and Financial Sectors to Circumvent International Sanctions
The Banned Group Continues to Feed Extremist Networks Under Legal Ambiguity
Organized Crime Syndicates Ranging from Drug Trafficking Networks to Racketeering Groups Have Operate with Near-Total Impunity in Turkey
Centralized Power and Expanding Capabilities Point Toward a Potential Regional Confrontation
The Plan Shifts Away from State-Dispatched Clerics Toward Locally Trained Personnel While Simultaneously Expanding the Diyanet’s Vast Global Network
Judicial Leniency and Political Priorities Collide in Istanbul Attack
Digital and Grassroots Platforms Circulate Narratives of Civilizational Conflict
Explosive Claims Point to Coordinated Pressure Campaign Targeting Wealthy Individuals
Legal Reforms Follow U.S. Pressure, but Sanctions Evasion Track Record Remains
The Strategy Is Rapidly Expanding Ankara’s Global Footprint in Arms Sales and Military Technology Transfers
Hayrettin Demircan Was Formally Designated a Suspect by Public Prosecutors Investigating Clandestine Iranian Intelligence Activities on Turkish Soil as Part of a Terrorism Probe
A U.S. Justice Department Brief Adds Fresh Details to a Terrorism Case That Already Cast Turkey as a Key Transit Corridor for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria Operatives
Turkuvaz Media Group Promotes Conspiracy Theories Portraying Jews as Criminals, Intelligence Operatives, and Members of a Global Cabal
U.S. Prosecutors Described Mirsad Kandic as a Trusted Facilitator Within ISIS’s International Support Network