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Turkey trawled 4 continents for information on foes

Turkish embassies on 4 continents submitted reports on purported foreign-based opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan within a week of receiving a ask from Ankara final September, according to papers expelled by an Austrian lawmaker.

The papers done open by antithesis Greens politician Peter Pilz suggested a wider comprehension network than has so distant been suggested by authorities questioning purported espionage by Turkey on the expatriates in 3 European countries.

The documents, that Pilz pronounced he had perceived from a Turkish source, showed embassies in over 30 countries opposite Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia sent reports to Diyanet on purported Gulenists.


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Article source: http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Middle-East/2017/Apr-01/400093-turkey-trawled-four-continents-for-data-on-foes.ashx