Turkey Issues International Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu over "Global Sumud Flotilla"
Turkey asked Interpol for red notices for Benjamin Netanyahu and Afek Moskovitch over the interception of a flotilla carrying about 430 activists, officials said.
- On Friday, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek requested Interpol red notices for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Afek Moskovitch, alleging "genocide" linked to the interception of a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
- The Global Sumud Flotilla, carrying 430 activists, departed Turkey in May to break the blockade, but the Israeli military abducted the activists in international waters.
- Prosecutors allege "crimes against humanity, genocide, aggravated deprivation of liberty, 'intentional assault and battery,' torture, destruction of property, aggravated looting, and hijacking of transport vehicles," while National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir released a video taunting restrained activists.
- Netanyahu's office labeled Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "antisemitic dictator," vowing Israel would "continue to act forcefully against Turkey's attempts to destabilise the region."
- France, Italy, and Australia have also launched separate judicial proceedings, reflecting Turkey's position as a sharp critic of Israel's war in Gaza.
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Turkiye’s Red Notice To Interpol Against Netanyahu: Struggle Over Syria
Juan Cole Informed Comment The Turkish government has become an ever greater thorn in the side of the expansionist, far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. On Friday, Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek issued a Red Notice to Interpol asking that it help apprehend Netanyahu and one other Israeli official on Turkish charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and torture. In mid-July, Gurlek indicted Netanyahu and a colleague in T…
Turkey seeks Interpol red notice for Netanyahu over Gaza flotilla
Turkey has requested an Interpol Red Notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a case concerning the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a Gaza-bound civilian aid mission. In a post on X on Friday, August 21, Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said proceedings were continuing before Istanbul’s 11th High Criminal Court against 35 defendants, including Netanyahu and Israeli official Afek Moskovitch. Gurlek said arrest warr…
Turkey has requested an Interpol Red Notice for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on charges of genocide in connection with the seizure of a relief fleet in the Gaza Strip. This follows the issuance of an arrest warrant by a court in Istanbul, and the two countries are in strong conflict.
Turkiye's Red Notice to Interpol against Netanyahu: Struggle over Syria
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Turkish government has become an ever greater thorn in the side of the expansionist, far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. On Friday, Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek issued a Red Notice to Interpol asking that it help apprehend Netanyahu and one other Israeli official on Turkish charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and torture. In mid-July, Gurlek indicted Netanyahu and a colleague …
In the Flotilla case, Turkey asks Interpol to arrest the Israeli Prime Minister. Jerusalem: it is a dictatorship, it slaughters the Kurds. The crisis exploded in Syria
Benjamin Netanyahu's office called the Turkish president "anti-Semitic dictator".
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