Hakan Fidan – Eye on Islamism

France refuses to return nationals detained in Syria to stand trial for involvement in terrorism ‘In our view, they should be tried in the nearest place to where the crimes were committed,’ says Foreign Ministry spokesperson

January 18, 2025 Esra Taskin

(Anadolu) The French Foreign Ministry said that it does not want its nationals who are detained in northeastern Syria for their alleged membership in the Daesh/ISIS terror group to face trial in France. Anadolu asked [the] Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Christophe Lemoine if […]

Chief of French foreign intelligence silent about repatriating nationals detained in Syria for involvement in terrorism Nicolas Lerner observes that groups including Daesh/ISIS, Al-Qaeda becoming 'less powerful, less organized'

January 15, 2025 Esra Taskin

(Anadolu) France’s top foreign intelligence official, Nicolas Lerner, declined to confirm whether Paris would repatriate its nationals detained in Syria for alleged links to the terrorist group Daesh/ISIS. Lerner, who heads the General Directorate of External Security (DGSE), told Le Monde that […]

Belgian prisoners in Syria are the next government’s responsibility, says foreign minister

January 3, 2025 Unlisted Author

(Brussels Times) The next government must decide whether or not to repatriate Belgian fighters in Syrian prisons, the interim foreign affairs minister has stated. Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (OCAM) has identified […]

Belgium urges calm after clashes between Turks, Kurds

March 27, 2024 Unlisted Author

(AFP) Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo called for calm on Wednesday after escalating tensions between Turkish and Kurdish groups in the country just days before local elections in Turkey. “We are asking everyone to calm down, stop the provocations and continue […]

‘Turkish minorities’ in western Thrace are a priority, says Turkish FM

November 20, 2023 Unlisted Author

(Kathimerini) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in his speech at the Turkish National Assembly on Monday spoke of “Turkish minorities” in western Thrace and in the Dodecanese being a priority to the Turkish government. “The condition of the Turkish minority of western […]

Turkey urges Sweden to take steps to stop Koran burnings

July 30, 2023 Huseyin Hayatsever

(Reuters) Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Sunday urged Sweden to take concrete steps to prevent burnings of the Koran, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. Sweden and Denmark have seen several protests in recent weeks where copies of the Koran have […]

Turkey urges Denmark to take urgent action to prevent Koran burnings — source

July 29, 2023 Huseyin Hayatsever

(Reuters) Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday urged Denmark to take urgent action to prevent burnings of the Koran, a Turkish foreign ministry source said. In a phone call with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Fidan condemned the “continuous vile […]

Turkey says Quran burning in Sweden raises questions about its reliability as a possible NATO member

July 4, 2023 Suzan Fraser

(AP) Turkey’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Swedish authorities’ failure to prevent Quran-burning protests in their country is raising security concerns and questions about Sweden’s credentials for possible NATO membership. But Hakan Fidan said Turkey would still approve Sweden’s membership in the […]

Man sets fire to Koran pages outside Stockholm mosque

June 28, 2023 Johannes Ledel

(AFP) A man set fire to pages of the Koran outside Stockholm’s main mosque Wednesday, drawing a swift condemnation from Turkey which is holding up Sweden’s bid to join NATO days ahead of a summit. Swedish police had granted a permit for […]

Greece seeks assistance from rival Turkey over migration spike along border river

June 7, 2023 Derek Gatopoulos

(AP) Greek officials have launched a series of high-level contacts with the newly elected government in Turkey in an effort to counter a surge in attempted crossings by migrants over a river that divides the two countries. Defense Minister Alkiviades Stephanis spoke […]

CAIR’s research director endorsed jihadist-supporting charity

September 5, 2019 John Rossomando

(IPT) The lead author of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) 2019 Islamophobia report has repeatedly endorsed a terror-tied Turkish charity. CAIR research director Abbas Barzegar, the lead author of “Hijacked By Hate: American Philanthropy and the Islamophobia Network,” has supported the […]

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