Ali Yesildag

Supreme Court rules for extradition of Erdogan’s foe to Turkey

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 17:01

The Supreme Court of Greece announced its decision on Wednesday to extradite 54-year-old Ali Yesildag to Turkey. The Turkish national had close family and professional ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before accusing Erdogan of corruption involving hundreds of millions of dollars.

Close friend of Erdogan’s becomes his enemy

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 01/10/2024 - 10:57

For more than 40 years, Ali Yesildag and his two brothers had maintained close family and professional ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

In 2023, however, and while his relationship with both his brothers and the Turkish president had already broken down, he publicly denounced Erdogan - via a YouTube video - for hundreds of millions of dollars in corruption.