Focus: Turkey - Nov 12, 2016

Note: I strongly disagree with General Flynn opinion on Turkey and Gulen: Under Erdogan, Turkey is not an ally in the fight against ISIS; Gulen is not a 'masked source of terror.'

Erdogan asks U.S. to extradite Gulen without prior judicial due process, says 'was there such a decision-taking process with (Osama) bin Laden?' - laht.com [1]

Lawyers to Trump: Do not to pressure judges in Turkey extradition case of Gulen, 'The extradition process is a serious one...clear about the steps that need to be taken' - POLITICO [2]

Turkish media lights up with Gen. Michael Flynn's call to extradite Gulen - Breitbart [3]

General Flynn op-ed: Turkey is our strongest ally against ISIS, Gulen is a 'masked source of terror and instability' - TheHill [4]

Trump adviser Michael Flynn is lobbying for company with ties to Turkish government - The Daily Caller [5]

Opinion: Setting the record straight on Turkey, Flynn’s op-ed on Turkey and Gulen is 'appalling and alarming' - TheHill [6]

Opinion: Flynn gets Erdogan wrong, whitewashes recent Turkish behavior, fails the logic test, and proposes a policy prescription that would make matters worse - AEI [7]

Egypt's foreign ministry condemns statements by Turkish President Erdogan - allAfrica.com [8]

Greece concerned Trump administration may show favoritism to Turkey - GreekReporter.com [9]

Baghdad proposes Ankara handover of Bashiqa camp to Iraq, rejects Turkey’s proposal to run the camp under the auspices of the coalition forces - hurriyetdailynews.com [10]

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Turkey halts activities of 370 groups as purge widens, More than 110,000 people have been sacked or suspended from their jobs and 37,000 arrested - Reuters [11]

Turkey closes human rights and civil liberties lawyers′ groups as thousands languish in jail in post-coup crackdown - DW.COM [12]

Turkish police arrest pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party advisors amidst ongoing crackdown - ARA News [13]

Turkey arrests head of opposition newspaper - AFP [14]

Turkey seeks long jail terms or life sentences for nine staff of a pro-Kurdish newspaper: state media - Reuters [15]

Report: French journalist detained in Turkey - AP [16]

Turkish dissident journalist Can Dündar granted citizenship of Paris - hurriyetdailynews.com [17]

UN’s arrested Turkish justice denies Gülen links, says he is a Freemason - hurriyetdailynews.com [18]

Turkey complaints pile up at European rights court - hurriyetdailynews.com [19]

Ankara denies torture accusations as prisons fill with dissenters - al-monitor.com [20]

Erdoğan appoints rector for first time to Istanbul’s university, after he was given the authority to directly appoint rectors following the emergency decree - hurriyetdailynews [21]

Erdogan makes veiled threat to unleash 3 million refugees into the EU - Greek Reporter [22]

20,000 Anti-Turkish Govt Protesters Demonstrate in Cologne - ABC News [23]

VIDEO: Clashes break out as thousands rally against Turkey’s Erdogan in Cologne - RT News [24]