by TurkeyPurge | Sep 8, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
German and Sweden urged the European Union (EU) Commission to act against what they said Turkey’s politically-motivated arrest warrants through Interpol. In a joint letter signed by both countries foreign ministers Simon Gabriel and Margot Wallström, the commission is...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 20, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Turkey has been misusing arrest warrants it issues in cooperation with Interpol, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday. “We must not misuse international organizations like Interpol for such purposes,” she said. Merkel’s statement came only a day after...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Doğan Akhanlı, a Turkish-born German author was detained by Spanish police at Turkey’s request on Saturday. With the charges raised against him remaining unknown, German officials said the move was politically motivated. Having fled Turkey to Germany in 1991, the...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 8, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Swedish-Turkish writer Hamza Yalçın was detained in Spain over an Interpol warrant issued by Turkey on Aug 3. The 59-year-old socialist writer was detained during the passport control at Barcelona airport while he was set to depart to London. Yalçın was, on Aug 4,...