Erdogan's tyranny pursues Kurds in Europa

The Newpaper reported that one day at noon of the last month, a man entered to the police station in Vienna, saying he was an agent in the Turkish intelligence, seeking legal protection after refusing to do an assigned duty, that was to shoot fire at Kurdish-Austrian politician

The young who introduced himself as Fayaz Ozturk his testimony includes another incident for the Turkish authorities, which was forcing him to perjure for the incident of an employee in the American Consulate in Istanbul, namely Metin Topoz who was working at the US Department of State and Anti-Drugs Unit, as the paper reported.

In June, Topoz was sentenced to 8 years in prison, by the Turkish court, on the charge of helping a "terrorist group" and an attempt to topple the Turkish government.

Topoz's is one of the many cases against American citizens and governmental employees in Turkey without any legal base or probation, according to officials who confirmed that it is an attempt by Erdogan to practice his influence in his increasing antagonistic relationship with the U.S.

The Austrian government is always concerned with the Turkish intelligence influence in Austria, and this case rang the bell.

From his part, the Austrian internal minister, Karl Naham, said:" we take this matter seriously", clarifying that they won't comment on the details of the case because investigations are underway, while the public prosecutor's office refused to give any information on the case, saying in a message via email that the case is top sensitive to the degree it is secrete".

Last month, an Austrian police committee investigations outcomes concluded that Turkish intelligence recruited instigators to aide to spark fierce clashes during a protest organized by the Kurdish community on a street in the district of Favoriten in Vienna, in June, and collect information about demonstrators. 

The Austrian minister stressed that " Turkish espionage and interference have no place in the democratic rights in Austria", while his ministry estimated that there are about 270 thousand people of Turkish origin in Austria, of which about one third are Kurds. 

From her part, Susan Rap, Austrian minister of integration revealed that " Austria has become a target for Turkish espionage, and Erdogan's practices reach the city of Vienna'. 

Erdogan's one decade long increasing tyranny coincided with an antagonistic campaign in and outside, which began when he differed with the EU, and intensified after the so-called coup of 2016. 

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ANHA