Marketa Vselichova

Two Czechs arrested over alleged links to YPG

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 08/03/2017 - 10:57

A Turkish court has arrested two Czechs over membership of the Syrian Kurdish Peoples' Protection Units (YPG), a senior Czech official said on Aug. 2.

Turkish security forces detained the 30-year-old man and 24-year-old woman -Miroslav Farkas and Marketa Vselichova—in the southeastern province of Şırnak that borders Syria and Iraq on Nov. 13, 2016.

Turkish security forces capture two YPG militants of Czech origin

Published by Hurriyet on Thu, 11/17/2016 - 16:08

Two Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militants of Czech origin were captured by Turkish security forces on Oct. 13 in the southeastern Turkish province of Şırnak.

Czech Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Michaela Lagronova verified that two Czech nationals were arrested in Turkey and are being charged with being a member of a terrorist organization.