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A German national suspected of links to the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) was arrested in southeastern Turkey on March 27, security sources said.

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.

Former Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-chair Salih Muslim, who was added to the “most wanted terrorists” list by the Turkish Interior Ministry on Feb. 12, is expected to hold a press conference in the Belgian capital of Brussels on Feb. 14. 

A total of 474 suspects were detained across Turkey last week for “promoting” the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) on social media, the Interior Ministry stated on Feb. 12. 

Turkey, Russia and Iran have agreed on who will be invited to the National Dialogue Congress on Syria set to take place in Russia’s Black Sea city of Sochi, and the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) is not among them, a Foreign Ministry official has told Hürriyet Daily News.

The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) militia on Nov. 20 launched a mortar attack targeting observation points set up by the Turkish Armed Forces in Syria’s Idlib, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The National Security Council (MGK) meeting in Ankara on July 17 resolved that Turkey would never allow a "terrorist state" to be established on its border.