Turkey seeks extradition of 1,269 from 112 countries over alleged Gülen links
Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç on Wednesday said the Turkish government has sought the extradition of 1,269 people living in exile in 112 countries over alleged links...
Lawyer detained in Mozambique over Turkey’s extradition request released pending trial
Emre Çınar, a Turkish lawyer representing the Willow International School in Mozambique who was detained following an extradition request from Turkish authorities, was released...
Moldova to ask Turkey to extradite oligarch Plahotniuc, former politician allegedly behind deportation of...
Moldova’s prosecutor general will ask Turkish authorities to extradite the former leader of the Democratic Party (PDM), oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, who was allegedly behind...
Abducted by Turkish intelligence in Baku, Gülenist teacher put in pre-trial detention in Ankara:...
Mehmet Gelen, a Turkish teacher who was reportedly abducted in Baku early on Saturday morning, turns out to have been forcibly returned to...
Turkish diplomats spied on Erdoğan critics in Nepal, triggered criminal investigation, documents reveal
The Turkish government used its diplomats to profile opponents of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Nepal and gather intelligence about them to help...
Turkey’s bid for INTERPOL presidency reignites scrutiny of its rights record and notice abuses
Turkey, widely criticized for abusing INTERPOL’s notice system to target political opponents abroad, has emerged as a frontrunner for the organization’s presidency, raising concerns...
Germany has received 1,252 Interpol notices since 2016 at Turkey’s request
Interpol has issued 1,252 blue and red notices to the German Interpol office at Ankara’s request since a failed coup in Turkey in July...
Covert deal hints Sweden traded release of Swedish reporter for crackdown on exiled Turkish...
Sweden may have quietly agreed to disrupt the activities of Turkish journalists living in exile within its borders in exchange for the release of...
Cellmate: Teacher abducted by Turkey’s MİT from Malaysia subjected to torture in Ankara
Alaettin Duman, a teacher in Malaysia who in 2016 was abducted by agents of the notorious Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) from Malaysia's capital...
Turkish diplomats spied on critics in Argentina, documents reveal
Judicial documents have confirmed that Turkish educators, representatives of local associations and businessmen living in Argentina were profiled by Turkish diplomats and reported to...
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