US court documents reveal that Israeli organized crime figure Eran Hiya, wanted for attempted murder and conspiracy, used Turkey as his base, acquiring Turkish citizenship and residing in a guarded compound. Despite an INTERPOL Red Notice, Turkish authorities did not arrest him. The case highlights Turkey's role as a safe haven for transnational criminals, facilitated by citizenship-for-investment schemes and alleged protection networks. Hiya traveled internationally using a Turkish passport. He was arrested in Malaysia in April 2024 and extradited to the US on passport fraud charges, while Israel seeks his extradition for attempted murder.

A retired Turkish three-star general argues that the character of land warfare has been fundamentally transformed by digitalization, AI, and unmanned systems, as evidenced by conflicts in Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh. The article presents a '7+1 War Fighting Functions' framework to analyze how armies must adapt across command, maneuver, fire support, intelligence, protection, logistics, and electromagnetic spectrum/cyber domains to survive and prevail on the modern battlefield.