The shadow of July 15, 2016, continues to loom over Turkey, not merely because of the tragic loss of 253 lives, but because of the desperate, manipulative narrative that followed. When the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) staged their failed coup, they didn’t just lose their grip on the state—they lost the battle for legitimacy. In a calculated effort to escape the consequences of their treason, the organization pivoted to a clever, deceitful defense known as the “controlled coup” theory. By rebranding their failed insurrection as a staged event orchestrated by the government itself, they attempted to gaslight the Turkish public…

The digital landscape of modern political discourse has become increasingly murky, as evidenced by recent claims surfacing across European major media outlets. Reports from organizations in France and Germany, citing the activist collective “Antibot4Navalny,” suggest that clandestine operations directed by Moscow are allegedly infiltrating the social media platform BlueSky. These accusations claim that secret online campaigns are being waged to bolster the popularity of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. While the activists behind these claims concede that they lack hard, empirical evidence to prove direct Kremlin involvement, they maintain that the presence of specific content on the site…