The cost of Turkey’s grey passport scandal
Turkey’s service passport scandal may be more costly than imagined. On the domestic front, the case is one more sign that organized crime fuels corruption. In the international arena, Turkey is expected to encounter more embarrassment and court cases for smugglers.
Pinar Tremblay | Turkey | May 4, 2021
Israeli border guards stand guard by a house decorated with the Star of David and an Israeli flag, in front of which Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir of the Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party has set up a makeshift legislative office, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem on May 6, 2021. There have been confrontations between Israeli security and Palestinian demonstrators backing Palestinian families facing eviction as part of an ongoing effort by Jewish Israelis to take control of homes in the neighborhood.
