“Turkey’s Islamist rulers expand their influence operations in U.S.”, Meforum, August 3, 2023:
“Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which is rooted in political Islam akin to the Muslim Brotherhood ideology, has been expanding its influence operations in the US. The party recently purchased a multimillion-dollar, four-story building in Washington, D.C., to intensify its lobbying activities on behalf of the country’s one-party rule.
In disclosures filed under the Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA), Halil Mutlu, a cousin of President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan who represents the AKP in the US, informed the Justice Department about the purchase of a 19th-century row house on New Hampshire Avenue NW for $4.5 million.
The money for the building’s purchase was transferred from AKP headquarters on March 17 to an account maintained by the AKP at a US bank……”
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