Justice minister stops extradition of Turkish journalist
In a decision issued by Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis, Turkish journalist Turgut Kaya will not be extradited from Greece to Turkey.
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In a decision issued by Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis, Turkish journalist Turgut Kaya will not be extradited from Greece to Turkey.
In a letter to his Greek counterpart, Turkey’s Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul says, ‘Greece becoming a gathering place for criminals’. The letter was sent to Stavros Kontonis as a response by Turkey on the Greek Council of State’s (CoS) – the highest administrative court in Greece -decision, Thursday, to order the release of ex-Turkish soldier Süleyman Özkaynakçı under judicial control.