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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Ragip Soylu

    Turkey’s $17bn fund scandal becomes a political crisis for Erdogan (opens the original)

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    A crisis involving Turkish investment funds accused of running Ponzi-like schemes has affected half a million people, with authorities ordering the liquidation of some 130 funds worth $17bn earlier this month. Already historic in scale, the financial turmoil has quickly become a major political crisis for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration, exposing a web of connections between the funds, their managers and the ruling elite. The most prominent political casualty so far has been Fatm

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Ragip Soylu

    Israel quietly lifts block on night flights at Syria's airports (opens the original)

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    Syria's Damascus and Aleppo international airports are now open for nighttime flights after Israel quietly lifted its block on the activation of essential navigation equipment, regional officials have told Middle East Eye. The Syrian General Authority for Civil Aviation and Transport announced on Thursday that it had completed the installation of air navigation systems, including ILS/DME and DVOR/DME, which enable passenger aircraft to land at night and in reduced visibility, including fog and s

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Ragip Soylu

    Russia ties Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine to halt in oil refinery strikes (opens the original)

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    Both the Russian and Ukrainian governments view Turkey’s proposal for a moratorium on Black Sea shipping attacks as “positive”, but Kyiv does not expect a breakthrough soon because of Moscow’s “irrelevant” additional demands, regional diplomats familiar with the issue told Middle East Eye. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told local media on Saturday that Ankara had sent proposals to both sides, but that their positions on the Black Sea were “difficult to reconcile”. A Turkish official told

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Ragip Soylu

    Trump ally Alina Habba to marry Turkish businessman with Congo, Venezuela ties (opens the original)

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    US President Donald Trump's former counsellor, Alina Habba, is set to marry Turkish businessman Turhan Mildon later this week, bringing together a prominent figure from the president's inner circle and a relatively little-known businessman whose companies have secured major projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and expanded into Venezuela. Habba, who represented Trump in several legal cases between 2021 and 2024, is regarded as close to the president. Trump appointed Habba, 42, as acting

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Ragip Soylu

    Turkey busts Israel-linked 'scam empire' behind alleged $266m fraud (opens the original)

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    Turkish security forces busted an Israel-linked fraudulent trading network that allegedly defrauded people in Europe, the Far East and Africa of at least $266m over the past two years, Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said on Friday. Gurlek said in a statement that the forex fraud investigation targeted 42 call centres operated by 28 companies and involving 239 suspects. "An organised fraud network targeting multiple countries was uncovered after we determined that individuals with links to

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