Former Turkish police chief’s car vandalized in Sweden after pro-Erdoğan daily targets him
Unidentified assailants damaged a car belonging to an ex-police chief from Turkey living in exile in Sweden after he was recently targeted by a...
Turkey can’t be allowed to hold NATO membership hostage any longer, says Swedish journalists...
The president of the Swedish Journalists' Association (Journalistförbundet) has called on the authorities in Sweden to take measures to protect Turkish journalists in exile...
US Supreme Court rejects Turkey’s attempts to stop lawsuits filed by anti-Erdoğan protestors
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Turkey’s bid to dismiss two lawsuits filed by demonstrators seeking monetary damages after accusing Turkish...
Journalist on Turkey’s extradition list from Sweden targeted by pro-Erdoğan daily
A Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden who’s on a list of political dissidents whose extradition is demanded by the Turkish government has...
Backsliding in democracy continues in Turkey, European Commission says
The European Commission in its yearly report on Turkey released on Wednesday said democratic backsliding continued, underlining serious deficiencies in the functioning of the...
Turkey seeks extradition of journalist in exile reporting on gov’t corruption
Turkey’s Justice Ministry is seeking the extradition of an investigative journalist living in exile in Germany from where he reports extensively on the Turkish...
Pro-Erdoğan daily targets yet another journalist in exile, reveals his home address
A pro-government daily has published a secretly taken photo of an investigative Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden and revealed his home address...
Turkish, Swedish delegations hold talks in Ankara about Turkey’s extradition requests
A delegation from the Swedish justice ministry met with a delegation from its counterpart in Turkey on Wednesday to discuss Turkey’s requests for the...
Investigative journalist reporting from exile targeted by pro-Erdoğan daily
Cevheri Güven, an investigative journalist in exile whose videos on YouTube in which he talks about the Turkish government’s corruption and murky relations attract...
Don’t bother sending us ‘ordinary’ criminals, Turkey tells Sweden: report
Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ announced that Turkey has no expectations from Sweden regarding the extradition of “ordinary” criminals, with the first committee meeting...
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