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tr48ISIS operative claims 2015 Ankara bombing was unauthorized, alleges contacts with Turkish government
Senior ISIS operative Ömer Deniz Dündar, a defendant in the 2015 Ankara train station bombing case, told investigators that the attack which killed 109 people was initiated by a local commander without ISIS leadership authorization, during a period of alleged indirect negotiations between ISIS and Turkish authorities. Dündar also revealed assassination plots against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, American pastor Andrew Brunson, and LGBTQ communities. The claims revive longstanding allegations of Turkish intelligence (MİT) links to ISIS operatives, including İlhami Balı, who allegedly met with MİT officers. Dündar described a network called the 'Faruk Office' coordinating ISIS cells across Turkey, the Caucasus, Kosovo, and Europe.
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ISIS operative claims 2015 Ankara bombing was unauthorized, alleges contacts with Turkish government
Senior ISIS operative Ömer Deniz Dündar, a defendant in the 2015 Ankara train station bombing case, told investigators that the attack which killed 109 people was initiated by a local commander without ISIS leadership authorization, during a period of alleged indirect negotiations between ISIS and Turkish authorities. Dündar also revealed assassination plots against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, American pastor Andrew Brunson, and LGBTQ communities. The claims revive longstanding allegations of Turkish intelligence (MİT) links to ISIS operatives, including İlhami Balı, who allegedly met with MİT officers. Dündar described a network called the 'Faruk Office' coordinating ISIS cells across Turkey, the Caucasus, Kosovo, and Europe.
Senior ISIS operative Ömer Deniz Dündar, a defendant in the 2015 Ankara train station bombing case, told investigators that the attack which killed 109 people was initiated by a local commander without ISIS leadership authorization, during a period of alleged indirect negotiations between ISIS and Turkish authorities. Dündar also revealed assassination plots against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, American pastor Andrew Brunson, and LGBTQ communities. The claims revive longstanding allegations of Turkish intelligence (MİT) links to ISIS operatives, including İlhami Balı, who allegedly met with MİT officers. Dündar described a network called the 'Faruk Office' coordinating ISIS cells across Turkey, the Caucasus, Kosovo, and Europe.
tr13Turkish minister calls for faster visas and customs to keep global trade flowing
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu urged faster visa issuance for transport workers and simpler customs procedures to prevent global supply chain delays, speaking at the launch of the Connectivity Agenda Platform in Brussels. He emphasized that administrative bottlenecks undermine completed trade deals and highlighted Türkiye's engagement with the EU on the Middle Corridor linking Asia and Europe, as well as regional connectivity talks with Armenia.
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Turkish minister calls for faster visas and customs to keep global trade flowing
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu urged faster visa issuance for transport workers and simpler customs procedures to prevent global supply chain delays, speaking at the launch of the Connectivity Agenda Platform in Brussels. He emphasized that administrative bottlenecks undermine completed trade deals and highlighted Türkiye's engagement with the EU on the Middle Corridor linking Asia and Europe, as well as regional connectivity talks with Armenia.
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu urged faster visa issuance for transport workers and simpler customs procedures to prevent global supply chain delays, speaking at the launch of the Connectivity Agenda Platform in Brussels. He emphasized that administrative bottlenecks undermine completed trade deals and highlighted Türkiye's engagement with the EU on the Middle Corridor linking Asia and Europe, as well as regional connectivity talks with Armenia.