Turkish citizens deported through a ‘commercial flight’ (Prishtina Insight)
The six Turkish nationals forcefully removed from Kosovo in March were deported through a misrepresented commercial flight, the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed today. The airline company, whose plane carried the six Turkish nationals who were forcefully removed from Kosovo to Turkey in March, misrepresented its flight’s purpose. On March 29, six Turkish nationals were deported […]
Read More →It wasn’t like this in Europe even before WW1, says Vucic (B92, Tanjug)
The climate has changed in Europe, the situation in the world has never been this complicated, not even before the First World War, says Aleksandar Vucic. The Serbian president in this way commented on rigid Dutch and French stance regarding EU candidate countries opening new accession negotiation chapters in June, and Serbia’s position and chances […]
Read More →EU Summit on WB: Enlargement possible, but many obstacles (N1)
The forthcoming European Union Summit on Western Balkans in Sofia will be an incentive to linkage and enlargement, but the potential candidate countries still face a number of obstacles, a conference in Belgrade has been told on Monday. The issue of enlargement was back on the EU’s agenda thanks to the Bulgarian presidency over the […]
Read More →Kosovo Ombudsperson: The extradition of six Turkish nationals in violation of human rights and procedures (Prishtina Insight)
The ‘deportation’ of six Turkish nationals was done in violation of rights ensured by the European Convention of Human Rights and Kosovo laws, a new report by the Ombudsperson office finds. In an interview following the publication of the Ombudsperson report on the forceful removal of six Turkish nationals on March 29, Hilmi Jashari, Kosovo […]
Read More →Kosovo Ombudsman: In the case of deportation of six Turkish citizens there have been human rights violations (N1)
Kosovo Ombudsman Hilmi Jashari said human rights have been violated in the process of detention and deportation of six Turkish citizens, regional broadcaster N1 reports. Jashari points out that their right was violated when they were deported without a court procedure and which requires the Constitution and the laws of Kosovo. “When someone is charged […]
Read More →Vucic “doesn’t expect good news” from EU-W. Balkans summit (B92)
Aleksandar Vucic says he is “looking forward to each encounter at the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia.” But, the president continued on Tuesday, he “doesn’t expect particularly good news for our country.” “We’re have a big problem. We’ve made many mistakes, many circumstances are not in our favor, but it remains for us to protect, […]
Read More →Reactions in the EU on the arrest of Turkish nationals in Kosovo (Independent Balkan News agency)
The arrest of six Turkish nationals who lived in Kosovo and their extradition to Turkey, where they are accused by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has prompted a strong reaction in different EU circles. Officials within the European Parliament and representatives of different organizations that handle human rights, have come out with appeals calling for the […]
Read More →FETO organized Turkey coup, they’re same as KLA – JS leader (Tanjug, B92)
United Serbia (JS) leader Dragan Markovic Palma said in Ankara that the coup attempt in Turkey was organized by FETO, which is the same as the KLA for Serbia. According to him, when two years ago the attempted coup was organized in Turkey, Serbia was among the first countries to give support to the Turkish […]
Read More →Lajmi: Turkey pressures Kosovo into extraditing terror suspect
News website Lajmi reports that the Turkish Ambassador to Kosovo, Kıvılcım Kılıç, in a statement to the media said that the arrest of the Turkish national, Ugur Toksoy, by Kosovo authorities in Prizren came as a result of an arrest warrant issued by a court in Hatay, Turkey and that Toksoy is charged for being […]
Read More →CDHRF: Toksoy should not be extradited to Turkey (Koha)
The Kosovo-based Council for Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) said Kosovo courts should decide against extradition of the Turkish national, Ugur Toksoy, to Turkey saying the request is politically motivated. Toksoy was arrested in Prizren and is accused by Turkish authorities of links to the Gulen movement. CDHRF said in a statement that […]
Read More →Jevtic asks Turkish support for economic projects (Politika)
Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Communities and Returns, Dalibor Jevtic spoke with the Turkish Ambassador in Pristina, Kıvılcım Kılıç on possible financial support from the Government of Turkey to economic projects that would significantly help Serbs and other non-majority communities in Kosovo and create new employment opportunities, Poliitka daily reported, quoting the Ministry’s […]
Read More →Ljajić: Turkey’s relations with Kosovo and Albania worsened (NMagazin, RTV)
Serbian Minister of Trade Rasim Ljajić said yesterday in the show ”Pravi Ugao” of the Radio Television of Vojvodina (RTV) that he does not know whether during the visit of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Serbia, the topic of Kosovo was discussed. “Turkey’s relations with Kosovo and Albania are not as they were […]
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