Kosovo's extradition of six teachers to Turkey top news in international media

Haradinaj has dismissed the Kosovo intelligence chief, charging he has not announced him on the unexpected arrests of six Turks and their deportation to Turkey.

“The entire operation was conducted without my knowledge and without my permission,” declared Haradinjan, via a statement.

The extradited men were teachers at the Pristina and Gjakova city schools, which Turkey claims were linked to the movement led by US Muslim cleric Fetullah Gulen, reports German news agency “pa”.

Nazi Ulus, director of one of the schools, told Serbia “ ” on Thursday that one of the arrested Turks, Mustafa Erdem, was the director of all the Gruevski schools in Kosovo.

Turkey's state agency “Anadolu” said Turkey's MlT agency had used a private jet to take those arrested in Turkey, reports “DW” Transmission Periscope.

Turkey had put pressure on Kosovo in recent weeks to take action against local schools financed by the Gulen Movement.

Turkey has been a major supporter of poor Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008.

The Gulen Movement has led or currently heads schools in about 160 countries worldwide, including the United States, where Gulen currently resides. /Periscopi/