On 9 April 2019, Laing J ruled that the Turkish Government should not be granted permission to appeal against Westminster Magistrates’ Court’s ruling that Akin Ipek and his co-accused Ali Celik and Talip Buyuk should not be extradited to Turkey. As he left the court, Mr Ipek said he hoped that the ruling brought an […]
On 28th November 2018, we reported that Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled that Hamdi Akin Ipek and his co-accused Ali Celik and Talip Buyuk should not be extradited to Turkey. You can read our coverage of the decision here. In his ruling, Judge John Zani, explained that he had “serious reservations about the current state of […]
Earlier today, Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled that Hamdi Akin Ipek and his co-accused Ali Celik and Talip Buyuk should not be extradited to Turkey. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard the men’s lawyers argue that they should not be extradited to Turkey because the charges against them were “politically motivated” and that any trial in Turkey would […]
In May 2018, British police arrested Mr Hamdi Akin Ipek, a prominent Turkish businessman and known critic of President Erdogan. His arrest followed a request for his extradition from Turkey for offences relating to alleged financial links between his company, Koza-Ipek Ltd, and Fethullah Gulen, a Turkish preacher who the Turkish authorities allege to be […]
Ozcan Keles, a British academic of Turkish descent, appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the 20 May 2019. He is accused, by Turkish authorities, of spreading online propaganda supporting Fetullah Gülen. The Turkish extradition request alleges that Mr Keles is a member of the Fetö Organisation, a group associated with Fetullah Gülen, the cleric that […]