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December 2025

November 2025

Hopeful Messages from Istanbul’s Imprisoned Mayor İmamoğlu as Kurdist DEM and the Ruling Coalition Target the Main Opposition
CHP’s 39th Ordinary Congress, opposition candidate İmamoğlu responds to allegations, controversial visit to PKK’s imprisoned leader on İmralı Island…
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
İmamoğlu Reveals How His Political Journey Began with Kılıçdaroğlu Naming Him Başakşehir Mayoral Candidate
"My candidacy wasn’t driven by personal ambition or hidden schemes. It came from the will of the people, party members, supporters, and leadership."
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
Shock Legal Blow: İmamoğlu Faces 4,000-Page Indictment with Potential 2,352-Year Sentence
İmamoğlu faces hundreds of charges, from violating civil and forestry laws to environmental pollution. Experts say the indictment appears politically…
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
Fathers and Sons Turkish Edition, Vol. II: The Erdogans
Bilal Erdoğan, The Son, sits front row at government events with no official role and his NGO network received $175M from Istanbul Municipality and…
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
Fugitive Gülenists Abroad, Prisoners at Home: Can a Religious Fanatic Truly Change, or Is It Just Another Case of Taqiyya?
And surely, the question on my mind: why do religious fanatics, those who once sought to destroy public institutions and Turkey’s uniquely secular…
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann

October 2025

Following the CBRT Deputy Governor’s Arrest: Syracuse, the Favorite School of Turkish Islamists in the U.S., Emerges as Hub of Corruption…
Aytaş claimed, Şener instructed him to set aside the extra salary he received and later demanded it as a “tribute” for securing his job. Aytaş…
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
Historic First for Turkey: Mehmet Şimşek’s Protégé and Central Bank Deputy Governor Arrested on Corruption Charges
Emrah Şener, the economist behind the Central Bank’s secret $128 billion forex sales to support the lira, has been arrested on corruption charges after…
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
DEM Bows To The Government And Demands Media Control.. Former MIT Chief Predicts ex-PKK Leaders May Enter Turkey’s Political Scene
Kurdish DEM remains under fire from the opposition. In a separate angle I share insights from the former MIT chief and ex-ambassador to Baghdad - the…
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
Chaos, Clash and Controversy Shadow Erdogan’s Trip to Washington
Trump’s “rigged elections” remarks, the U.S. Ambassador’s controversial legitimacy statement, cracks within the ruling coalition over…
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
Diplomacy for Sale: How Erdoğan and Trump Perfected the Art of the Deal
Former Turkish Ambassador to Washington Namık Tan weighs in on Erdoğan’s U.S. visit.
 • Fatma Akman-Lehmann
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