Sat Mar 29, 2014
Turkey has revoked “green passport” of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen after it was revealed that he obtained it “via deceitful means.”
Turkish media reported on Friday that Gulen has been accused of “illegally” obtaining the passport in the eastern province of Erzurum in 1990 and using it to immigrate to the United States in 1999.
Turkey’s “green passport” is a special passport that allows the owner to travel visa-free to certain countries.
Reports say Turkish authorities may seek an Interpol “red notice” for the extradition of Gulen from the United States.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Gulen of using his influence in the country’s police and judiciary to prompt a corruption probe to bring down his government.
Gulen’s Hizmet (Service) movement was an important supporter of Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) when it came to power 11 years ago.
The alliance, however, shattered after dozens of the prime minister’s political and business allies were arrested in police raids in a graft probe last December.
The scandal, which has turned into a very serious challenge to Erdogan’s 11-year-rule, brought down four ministers and led to a cabinet reshuffle.
Erdogan has denounced the corruption investigation as a “dirty plot” by Gulen’s backers to undermine his government ahead of local elections on March 30 and a presidential vote in August. Gulen has repeatedly denied the allegations.
Erdogan has also dismissed hundreds of police and prosecutors believed to be linked to the cleric.
The Turkish parliament, which is dominated by the AKP, has approved a law to close a network of private preparatory schools, many of which are run by Hizmet.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/356430.html.
Turkey has revoked “green passport” of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen after it was revealed that he obtained it “via deceitful means.”
Turkish media reported on Friday that Gulen has been accused of “illegally” obtaining the passport in the eastern province of Erzurum in 1990 and using it to immigrate to the United States in 1999.
Turkey’s “green passport” is a special passport that allows the owner to travel visa-free to certain countries.
Reports say Turkish authorities may seek an Interpol “red notice” for the extradition of Gulen from the United States.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Gulen of using his influence in the country’s police and judiciary to prompt a corruption probe to bring down his government.
Gulen’s Hizmet (Service) movement was an important supporter of Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) when it came to power 11 years ago.
The alliance, however, shattered after dozens of the prime minister’s political and business allies were arrested in police raids in a graft probe last December.
The scandal, which has turned into a very serious challenge to Erdogan’s 11-year-rule, brought down four ministers and led to a cabinet reshuffle.
Erdogan has denounced the corruption investigation as a “dirty plot” by Gulen’s backers to undermine his government ahead of local elections on March 30 and a presidential vote in August. Gulen has repeatedly denied the allegations.
Erdogan has also dismissed hundreds of police and prosecutors believed to be linked to the cleric.
The Turkish parliament, which is dominated by the AKP, has approved a law to close a network of private preparatory schools, many of which are run by Hizmet.
Source: PressTV.
Link: http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/356430.html.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.