10 Western ambassadors to Turkey who signed an appeal for the release of the anti-Erdogan philanthropist Osman Kavala, detained for over 4 years, will be declared “persona non grata”. This was announced by the Turkish president himself. The diplomats involved are representatives of the United States, France, Germany, Canada, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. “I have ordered our foreign minister to declare these 10 ambassadors as persona non grata as soon as possible,” said the Ankara leader. “They go to bed, wake up and think about Kavala. Kavala is the Turkish representative of Soros. Ten ambassadors go to the Foreign Ministry for him: what impudence! – added Erdogan -. They will learn to know and understand Turkey or they will have to leave. “.
Turkey, Kavala, Erdogan’s enemy philanthropist, remains in his cell
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Kavala – founder of the organization Anadolu Kultur, which has always been involved in the promotion of art, culture and the fight against the violation of human rights – has been in prison since 2017, accused of financing protests and participating in the attempted coup in 2016. Kavala was arrested as soon as he landed at Istanbul airport on his return from a trip to the Kurdish-majority southeast of Turkey where he took care of various projects related to the defense of minorities and human rights. Well known at home but also abroad, Kavala was acquitted of charges related to the 2013 anti-government protests in February last year, but a few hours after the acquittal he was joined by new accusations relating to an alleged role in the attempted coup. of State and therefore remained in the Silivri prison on the outskirts of Istanbul where he has been for four years.
In 2019 the European Court of Human Rights had asked for his release and the Council of Europe, to which Turkey joined in 1950, made it known that if Kavala is not released by the end of the month, it could open a procedure for infringement against Ankara.
