Erdogan's AKP campaigns to win over Turkish diaspora in US

• HOUSTON - Former Federal Reserve Board executive Christopher Laursen joins Straife
  

• PARIS - Bpifrance executive committee loses another member
  

• NEW YORK - Wells Fargo's Isabel Plasencia moves to Treliant

• WASHINGTON - Robert Lewis anchors The Van Aucker Group to Ankara again
  

• BRISTOL - Police inspector Mark Lemoir goes private

Kalman Chaim Sporn helps Turkish embassy in Washington promote rapprochement with Israel 

Despite tensions on the ground, the Israeli-Turkish rapprochement is moving forward with the help of the Turkish ambassador in Washington, Hasan Murat Mercan, flanked by consultant Kalman Chaim Sporn.

Erdogan utilising Turken Foundation to extend his influence in the US 

Although it is officially involved in education and both parent foundations are registered with the US authorities as apolitical bodies, the Turken Foundation is nevertheless prosecuting a political agenda in the United States on behalf of the Turkish presidency.

Erdogan's AKP uses Cojep to lobby its interests in French legislative elections  Free

Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been ramping up his party's political activism abroad in recent months and his networks have been increasingly active in France, going as far as getting involved in the upcoming elections.

Aselsan, Baykar, TOGG: Abu Dhabi eyes acquisition of Turkey's military industry 

The UAE's busy national security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has designs on Turkey's defence industry and is looking to acquire a stake in Aselsan, while keeping one eye on the reconciliation between Riyadh and Ankara.

How Ankara is luring the best minds of Kyiv's defence industry 

While bolstering Ukraine's army with its drones, Ankara is also hoping to benefit from the country's defence industry's expertise. To this end, Turkey has set up policies to attract engineers from Kyiv's major defence groups.