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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

Paolo Lezzi, founder and leader of the Italian cybersecurity group InTheCyber.© Inno3/YouTube

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.01.2021

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

Ismail Demir, chairman of the Turkish defence procurement agency, was placed under economic sanctions and visa restrictions by the United States in December. The move will have an immediate impact on a number of US suppliers to the Turkish military.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 19.01.2021

Prisoner release fosters intelligence rapprochement

According to our sources, the Ukrainian security service, the SBU, handed over two Turkish alleged followers of Fethullah Gülen to [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 13.01.2021

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

The sponsors of the Syrian conflict are locked in a standoff in northeastern Syria as each side struggles to make gains.

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MIT faces disgruntled Syrian proxies' pay complaints

While Turkey's intelligence service, the MIT, continues to mobilise its [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 13.01.2021

IIB's Russian spies pour into Ankara

International Investment Bank (IIB), the Russian-controlled development bank that critics have dubbed Putin's Trojan horse, is beginning to occupy a prominent place in Ankara's financing programmes with Western partners.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 22.12.2020

MIT installs its Syrian proxies in Nagorno Karabakh

Although the fighting has stopped in Nagorno Karabakh, Turkey's MIT is keeping its proxies in place and moving their families in.

Subscribers only Operations 02.12.2020

Hakan Fidan close to ministerial promotion

Rumours are circulating again that Hakan Fidan (IOL 837), the [...]

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Ankara mobilises anti-PKK fears in Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's special adviser Hikmet Hajiyev claimed last [...]

Subscribers only Information Wars 18.11.2020

Gazprom spying affair: the collapse of Ali Sen's network

The indictment of Emel Ozturk, the head of Bosphorus Gas, on espionage charges in mid-October has put the spotlight on businessman Ali Sen's network. Based on intelligence from Turkey's MIT, the director general of Gazprom's partner in Turkey and five members of staff are suspected of providing confidential information on Turkey's gas industry to Russia.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 10.11.2020

Moscow takes tougher stance against Ankara

Moscow's deliberate targeting of a pro-Turkey faction in the Idlib region clearly signals its displeasure with Ankara's involvement not only in Syria but also in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Free access 04.11.2020

Ankara finds solution to Wescam embargo

Ankara has maintained a communication channel with Ottawa after the federal State's 5 October decision to slap an embargo on [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 21.10.2020

MIT redeploys Syrian proxies yet again

By sending its Syrian proxies to support Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh, the MIT is over-exploiting a pool already committed on several fronts. Many fighters have become increasingly resistant to Ankara's orders.

Subscribers only 07.10.2020

Libyan summit to be held in Paris as French diplomatic agenda focuses on Turkey

Last minute (14/09/20 14:45): Shortly after publication, Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj's team, urged by his Turkish backer, informed French diplomats [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 14.09.2020

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Washington discreetly puts spanner in Erdogan's works

The US is stepping up restrictions on exports to Turkey in a bid to counter Erdogan's activism in the Eastern Mediterranean and Libya. The Pentagon is also unhappy about Turkey's recent treatment of the US company Sierra Nevada.

Free access Defence 09.09.2020

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the nation in Istanbul, Turkey, August 21, 2020.

Ankara flattered by Western spymaster appointments

It is a source of some pride in Turkey that [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 26.08.2020

Turkish-American alliance to supply Riyadh with ISR drones

While the two countries have not taken the same path in Syria and Libya, Turkish drone manufacturers are attracting the interest of Saudi decision-makers. With the close cooperation of Washington.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 22.07.2020

Peker affair puts Montenegro on Erdogan's diplomatic map

Already the scene of a battle of influence between Moscow and the West, Montenegro is now the focus of Turkey's attention as well. For once, Russian and Turkish interests coincide against exiled friends Peker and Ismayilov.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 14.07.2020

MIT to create "its" intelligence agency in Libya

Visiting Tripoli on 3 July, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar [...]

Subscribers only Operations 08.07.2020

Birlesik, MIT's personal airline

According to our sources, a plane from the airline company [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 08.07.2020

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Rome and Ankara eye Saudi Arabian contract opportunities

Italian and Turkish defence companies are trying to land new contracts in Riyadh, thanks to well-connected business allies.

Subscribers only Defence 24.06.2020

Fincantieri will supply four Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) frigates to the Royal Saudi Navy.

Ankara deploys Turkish lira to push forward in Syria

The Turkish lira is increasingly used by Islamist groups close to Ankara in Syria, under the benign gaze of the MIT and the blind eye of the MASAK, the Turkish financial intelligence service.

Subscribers only 24.06.2020

MIT chief on Arab region tour

Hakan Fidan, the head of the Turkish intelligence service, provided [...]

Subscribers only Defence 24.06.2020

Haftar's defeats by Ankara undermine his foreign support

Khalifa Haftar's forces have lost substantial ground in less than a month, testing the loyalty of the alliance that has supported the rebel chief.

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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

Gazprom spying affair: the collapse of Ali Sen's network

Moscow takes tougher stance against Ankara

Ankara finds solution to Wescam embargo

MIT redeploys Syrian proxies yet again

Libyan summit to be held in Paris as French diplomatic agenda focuses on Turkey

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Washington discreetly puts spanner in Erdogan's works

Ankara flattered by Western spymaster appointments

Turkish-American alliance to supply Riyadh with ISR drones

Peker affair puts Montenegro on Erdogan's diplomatic map

MIT to create "its" intelligence agency in Libya

Birlesik, MIT's personal airline

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Rome and Ankara eye Saudi Arabian contract opportunities

Ankara deploys Turkish lira to push forward in Syria

MIT chief on Arab region tour

Haftar's defeats by Ankara undermine his foreign support

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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

Gazprom spying affair: the collapse of Ali Sen's network

Moscow takes tougher stance against Ankara

Ankara finds solution to Wescam embargo

MIT redeploys Syrian proxies yet again

Libyan summit to be held in Paris as French diplomatic agenda focuses on Turkey

Spotlight Washington discreetly puts spanner in Erdogan's works

Ankara flattered by Western spymaster appointments

Turkish-American alliance to supply Riyadh with ISR drones

Peker affair puts Montenegro on Erdogan's diplomatic map

MIT to create "its" intelligence agency in Libya

Birlesik, MIT's personal airline

Spotlight Rome and Ankara eye Saudi Arabian contract opportunities

Ankara deploys Turkish lira to push forward in Syria

MIT chief on Arab region tour

Haftar's defeats by Ankara undermine his foreign support

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