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Austrian Alevi Leader Arrested in Türkiye
In a disturbing incident, Mehmet Ali Çankaya, the former president and current honorary president of the Federation of Alevi Communities in Austria, was detained at Istanbul airport during a private visit to Türkiye and subjected to hours of interrogation.
Mehmet Ali Çankaya, president of the Federation of Alevi Communities in Austria for many years, is refused permission to leave Turkey and return to Austria. / Picture: © APA/freialeviten
Çankaya, an Austrian citizen, is now facing a ban on leaving Türkiye due to allegations of terror propaganda against him. The exact circumstances or complaints that led to his arrest remain unclear, but it is suspected that one of his speeches or a press release may have been the trigger, as reported by the…
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