Turkey grants citizenship to foreigners wanted by INTERPOL or who face arrest warrants abroad, letter reveals

Turkey grants citizenship to foreigners wanted by INTERPOL or who face arrest warrants abroad, letter reveals

Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Turkey has systematically and deliberately granted citizenship to foreign nationals despite active INTERPOL records, outstanding arrest warrants and serious allegations ranging from organized crime to terrorism, an official government letter submitted in response to a Turkish parliamentary inquiry has inadvertently revealed. The letter, signed by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, outlined how the naturalization process …