3 hours agoDrowning in the Sea 6 jihadists Fleeing From Erdogan's Regime
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Near the Greek island of Lesbos, a boat of refugees from Turkey has reportedly drowned, with 16 of them changing lives of 6, 3 of whom were children. While the Turkish Coast Guard managed to save 10 people. All aboard the boat were reportedly Turkish subjects, [...]
It is reported that all the persons aboard the boat were Turkish subjects who, according to Gekhan Gerguluarslan, a member of the Ayvalak council from which the boat was launched, were followers of the “Gylen” movement and were fleeing to Greece, broadcasts tch.
The Turkish government makes this move responsible for the July 15th 2016 coup to date, tens of thousands of followers of the preacher Fethullah Gylenn have been arrested. Nearly 130,000 civil servants have been laid off on charges of being Gylen followers, which is usually associated with canceling their passports.
New Anti-Terror Law
Following the failure of the coup, President Erdogan declared the state of emergency, which lasted seven times. A number of Turkish diplomats, military or other citizens have since tried to flee Turkey and seek asylum in the EU.
On July 19th 2018, the state of emergency was removed from power, but parliament adopted an anti-terror law granting the authorities the rights of alienation.
