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
Federal Court Reinstates Case Against Halkbank, Alleging Illicit Financial Dealings With Hamas, Potentially Straining U.S.-Turkey Relations.
Erdoğan’s Government is Manipulating the U.S. Legal System to Spy on and Harass Its Critics.
Official Protocol Allowing a Violent Far-Right Group to Supply Instructors for Public Education Programs Highlights Turkey’s Radicalization
For Years Gürsel Dönmez Trained Spies, Developed Foreign Assets, and Helped Shape the Ideological Foundation on Which Turkey’s Spy Agency Operates
The Multifaceted and Layered Plan Entails Crafting a Hateful Narrative to Vilify Israel Through the Predominantly Government-Controlled Turkish Media
How a Secret Intelligence Pact Between Turkey and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham Exposed Ankara’s Double Game on Terrorism
Turkish Intelligence Expands Operations Into Niger, a Strategic Hub Connecting North and Sub-Saharan Africa, to Advance Political Goals of President Erdogan’s Islamist Government.
Ömer Çiftçi Was Granted Syrian Citizenship and Listed in the Resolution Under the Name of Umar Mohammed Jaftash
Last Year Turkish Products Accounted for the Majority of Alerts Issued by the European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
Abdulkadir Şen—A Radical Who Has Evaded Terrorism Investigations in Turkey—Made Predictions About Global Jihad’s Evolving Tactics and Targets
Anas Hasan Khattab Was Designated a Terrorist by the U.S. for Ties to the Al-Nusra Front and Sanctioned by the U.N. for Links to Al-Qaeda
Turkish Firm Favori LLC’s Controversial Reign Over Mogadishu Airport Has Brought Forth Allegations of Corruption, Labor Abuse, and Political Favoritism
How a Human Smuggling Network Tied to Erdogan’s Party Escaped Justice in Turkey
Erdoğan Loyalist Feridun Sinirlioğlu Was Elected Secretary General of OSCE, a 57-member Regional Security Organization Spanning North America, Europe, and Central Asia

The Turkish Government Intends to Appoint Senior Officials Under the Guise of Advisors to Assist Syrian Authorities with Managing Various Government Portfolios
Erdogan Ally and Former TASC Deputy Chair Sentenced for Counterfeit Goods Trafficking Amid Allegations of Ties to Turkish Intelligence.
The Case Underscores the Enforcement of U.S. Sanctions Against Both Venezuela and Turkey, Whose Leaders Seek to Undermine Sanction Regimes
New Extradition Agreement Between Turkey and the UAE May Mean the Return of a Fugitive Mob Leader and Former-Ally-Turned-Adversary
Newly Revealed Communiqués Expose Covert Turkish Intelligence Operations on U.S. Soil, Targeting Critics of President Erdogan
A Report from the Turkish Intelligence Agency MIT Reveals That the Agency Was Aware of the ISIS Surveillance Team and Their Activities Before the Attack in Istanbul in January 2024