by TurkeyPurge | Jun 19, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland has issued arrest warrants for two Turkish diplomats for allegedly planning to kidnap a Turkish-Swiss businessman, according to the Swissinfo news website. Diplomatic immunity reportedly does not apply to the men, who...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 15, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
Federal prosecutors in Switzerland are investigating whether Turkish diplomats and intelligence officers planned to drug and kidnap a Swiss-Turkish businessman shortly after the 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, local media said. A group of five including the diplomats...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 16, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A 37-year-old Swiss-Turkish national, identified with his initials E.D., was remanded in prison after he was detained upon a complaint that he was preparing to escape to Greece. Media reported that E.D. was caught preparing for an illegal departure from Turkey’s...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 995 Turkish citizens have applied for refugee protection in Greece after they run away from the post-coup crackdown in their hometown, according to local data. The local paper Kathimerini said the immigration office in Greece has determined the number of...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 29, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 408 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in Switzerland in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, according to Reuters. In response to a parliamentary inquiry, Swiss State Secretariat for Migration 408 Turkish citizens sought asylum since the July coup...
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