Isil Kiwi ‘shook with fear’ as she spoke of how she wanted to come home — to Australia

(NZ Herald) The New Zealand woman detained in Turkey as a “terrorist” spoke of how she had a last-minute change of mind about going to Syria but was bundled into a van and driven across the border.

It comes as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken of how the woman is not alone and that she wants to open dialogue with Australia to handle each case of terror-linked dual nationality individually.

Ardern dialled down the angry rhetoric aimed at her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Tuesday when she revealed being wrong-footed on the fate of Suhayra Aden, who was detained in Turkey this week.

While Ardern had spoken to Morrison of the case a few years ago, she was expecting further discussions.

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