Salih Muslim

Turkey won't approve of the joining of the countries that are supporting terrorist organizations to NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, informing that Ankara's first talks with the NATO-aspirant Swedish and Finnish delegations were unsatisfactory.

The head of the Turkish delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on April 23 condemned an invitation given by France to former Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-leader Salih Muslim to a side event. 

Czech authorities halted extradition proceedings against Salih Muslim whom they briefly detained in February on a warrant issued by Turkey, a state attorney’s office said on March 19.

Turkey has asked Sweden to arrest Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader Salih Muslim, calling for his extradition from Stockholm, private broadcaster CNN Türk quoted Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu as saying, its third such request to a foreign country in just over a week. 

Turkey has officially demanded the temporary arrest and extradition of Salih Muslim, the former Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-chair, from Germany, Anadolu Agency reported on March 5.

Former Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-leader Salih Müslim was released by a Czech court on Feb. 27, despite a request from Turkey for his extradition. 

Ankara will not swap two Czech suspects held in custody for former Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader Salih Muslim, who was detained in Prague over the weekend, Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül said on Feb. 27.

Turkey’s ambassador to the Czech Republic has warned Czech authorities that a ruling to release former Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-leader Salih Muslim would be considered a move that would tantamount to supporting terrorism.

Turkey has submitted files to the Czech authorities regarding the extradition of Salih Muslim, the former co-leader of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), who was arrested in the Czech Republic upon Turkey’s request on Feb. 25.

Former Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-leader Salih Müslim, who was being sought with a “red notice” by Turkey, was caught on Feb. 25 in the Czech capital Prague, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.