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Ankara maintains Afghan ambitions despite Taliban takeover

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan should have meant Turkey stepping in and taking control of Kabul airport but the Taliban's rapid advance changed all that. However Ankara is maintaining its objectives even if it means talking to Afghanistan's new authorities.

Subscribers only Defence 26.08.2021

Low-profile Turkish construction company Haz is top choice at US embassies

A dispute between top executives at Turkish building renovation company Haz International is currently getting a public airing before the British courts. The lawsuit has also revealed Haz' marked appetite for carrying out renovation work for US diplomatic missions and Russian state-owned companies.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.07.2021

Imam Fethullah Gülen. © Charles Mostoller/Reuters

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Turkey's MIT sends team to Bishkek to carry out its latest anti-Gülen operation

Turkey's national intelligence organisation MIT, which has been tasked with carrying out operations against supposed supporters of the Gülen movement, recently sent a team to Central Asia to repatriate a Turkish citizen living there. It was officially congratulated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the success of its operation.

Subscribers only Operations 16.07.2021

Thomas Kaplan, head of Tigris Financial Group and Electrum Group. © Will Oliver/EPA/MaxPPP

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Wallace's Turkish Democracy Project bears Kaplan's hallmark

Mark Wallace, who has headed pressure groups financed by mining magnate Thomas Kaplan, has already upset Ankara with his new Turkish Democracy Project.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 14.07.2021

Ankara and Moscow jockey for position in Kabul after US withdrawal

The departure of US troops from Afghanistan and the ongoing clashes between Taliban and Afghan forces have put a strain on the Afghan authorities, which are seeking help anywhere they can find it.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 14.07.2021

Ankara's spymasters squabble over best strategy against PKK

Still engaged in military operations against the PKK in northern Iraq, Turkey has been suffering heavy losses while failing to eradicate the perceived Kurdish threat. It is now rethinking its strategy while trying to ensure the continued support of the Kurdish KDP, its ally on the ground.

Subscribers only Defence 17.06.2021

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Dahlan pesters Erdogan from Dubai through Peker

While it is steering clear of most regional issues at the moment, the UAE has not eased off on its Turkish nemesis, a position helped by the arrival of Turkish defector Sedat Peker and his high-value business networks.

Subscribers only Agencies 24.05.2021

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Chad upheaval prompts intelligence power struggle

Idriss Deby's succession is of great interest to intelligence services that have a stake in Chad as a regional platform. Having already toured African capitals, Ahmed Kogri, the head of the National Security Agency, will next visit the Transitional Military Council's allies outside the continent to drum up support.

Subscribers only Operations 17.05.2021

Turkish intelligence service prepares a new anti-Gulen purge

Turkish intelligence service MIT has again been ordered to find more supposed supporters of outlawed imam Fethulah Gulen, whom Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused of being behind the failed 2016 coup attempt in Turkey. A wave of new arrests is expected this summer in the ranks of the police.

Subscribers only Operations 10.05.2021

Reports of MIT Libyan proxy withdrawal greatly exaggerated

While Paris and Berlin welcomed the announced withdrawal of Syrian [...]

Subscribers only Operations 07.04.2021

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Zelensky's navy on fast track to NATO-compatibility

The embryonic Ukrainian navy was not invited to participate in NATO's Sea Shield naval exercise in the Black Sea, which ended on 29 March. But, given the latest military contracts handed out by Kiev, its ships should soon be compatible with those of the alliance.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 30.03.2021

STII is Turkish drone maker Baykar's Riyadh go-between

The young Saudi company, which is well-connected with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's defence structures, is handling the Riyadh' marketing of the TB-2 drone built by Baykar, which is close to the Turkish president's office.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 30.03.2021

MIT involved in Turkey-Egypt rapprochement

The MIT, Turkey's intelligence service, headed by Hakan Fidan (IOL 871), was recently instructed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to [...]

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 24.03.2021

Moscow pushes for electronic warfare comeback after Nagorno-Karabakh debacle

One of the takeaways from the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was the shortcomings of Russia's electronic warfare systems and Moscow is determined to catch up on Ankara as soon as possible.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.03.2021

Hakan Fidan stays out of limelight after MIT hostage rescue fiasco

Despite his central role in Turkey's security apparatus, MIT chief Hakan Fidan has been unusually invisible in the wake of his agency's botched attempt to free a group of hostages including senior MIT officials held by the PKK.

Subscribers only 24.02.2021

MIT head Hakan Fidan (R) and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (L).

Ankara undoes IAI and Alenia's old local networks

After months of surveillance, Turkish authorities last week arrested Yusuf Hakan Ozbilgin, the former director for drones at the Turkish [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 27.01.2021

Recently-founded corporate intelligence firm IDESUS and its backer IKAR hire ex-Hacking Team chairman Paolo Lezzi to help them make mark in cyber

Corporate intelligence firm IDESUS, which already had heavyweight support from the likes of Yuri Koshkin, can now call on the expertise of Paolo Lezzi, chairman of Italy's cyber-intelligence firm Memento Labs, previously Hacking Team.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.01.2021

Paolo Lezzi, founder and leader of the Italian cybersecurity group InTheCyber.

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All articles - Turkey

Ankara maintains Afghan ambitions despite Taliban takeover

Low-profile Turkish construction company Haz is top choice at US embassies

Spotlight
Turkey's MIT sends team to Bishkek to carry out its latest anti-Gülen operation

Spotlight
Wallace's Turkish Democracy Project bears Kaplan's hallmark

Ankara and Moscow jockey for position in Kabul after US withdrawal

Ankara's spymasters squabble over best strategy against PKK

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Dahlan pesters Erdogan from Dubai through Peker

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Chad upheaval prompts intelligence power struggle

Turkish intelligence service prepares a new anti-Gulen purge

Reports of MIT Libyan proxy withdrawal greatly exaggerated

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Zelensky's navy on fast track to NATO-compatibility

STII is Turkish drone maker Baykar's Riyadh go-between

MIT involved in Turkey-Egypt rapprochement

Moscow pushes for electronic warfare comeback after Nagorno-Karabakh debacle

Hakan Fidan stays out of limelight after MIT hostage rescue fiasco

Ankara undoes IAI and Alenia's old local networks

Recently-founded corporate intelligence firm IDESUS and its backer IKAR hire ex-Hacking Team chairman Paolo Lezzi to help them make mark in cyber

Aereos, Roketsan: how US sanctions will have an impact on Turkish Defence firms

Prisoner release fosters intelligence rapprochement

Washington, Moscow and Ankara stare each other down in northeastern Syria

MIT faces disgruntled Syrian proxies' pay complaints

IIB's Russian spies pour into Ankara

MIT installs its Syrian proxies in Nagorno Karabakh

Hakan Fidan close to ministerial promotion

Ankara mobilises anti-PKK fears in Nagorno-Karabakh

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All articles - Turkey

Ankara maintains Afghan ambitions despite Taliban takeover

Low-profile Turkish construction company Haz is top choice at US embassies

Spotlight Turkey's MIT sends team to Bishkek to carry out its latest anti-Gülen operation

Spotlight Wallace's Turkish Democracy Project bears Kaplan's hallmark

Ankara and Moscow jockey for position in Kabul after US withdrawal

Ankara's spymasters squabble over best strategy against PKK

Spotlight Dahlan pesters Erdogan from Dubai through Peker

Spotlight Chad upheaval prompts intelligence power struggle

Turkish intelligence service prepares a new anti-Gulen purge

Reports of MIT Libyan proxy withdrawal greatly exaggerated

Spotlight Zelensky's navy on fast track to NATO-compatibility

STII is Turkish drone maker Baykar's Riyadh go-between

MIT involved in Turkey-Egypt rapprochement

Moscow pushes for electronic warfare comeback after Nagorno-Karabakh debacle

Hakan Fidan stays out of limelight after MIT hostage rescue fiasco

Ankara undoes IAI and Alenia's old local networks

Recently-founded corporate intelligence firm IDESUS and its backer IKAR hire ex-Hacking Team chairman Paolo Lezzi to help them make mark in cyber

Aereos, Roketsan: how US sanctions will have an impact on Turkish Defence firms

Prisoner release fosters intelligence rapprochement

Washington, Moscow and Ankara stare each other down in northeastern Syria

MIT faces disgruntled Syrian proxies' pay complaints

IIB's Russian spies pour into Ankara

MIT installs its Syrian proxies in Nagorno Karabakh

Hakan Fidan close to ministerial promotion

Ankara mobilises anti-PKK fears in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Turkey's MIT sends team to Bishkek to carry out its latest anti-Gülen operation

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Wallace's Turkish Democracy Project bears Kaplan's hallmark

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Dahlan pesters Erdogan from Dubai through Peker

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Chad upheaval prompts intelligence power struggle

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Zelensky's navy on fast track to NATO-compatibility