Selami Şimşek

National

ECtHR urges Albania not to deport Gülen follower to Turkey

January 13, 2021

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg sent an official request to Albania asking it not to deport a Turkish citizen who...

Diplomacy

Albania to deport another Turkish national at Ankara’s request: report

March 10, 2020

Turkish citizen Selami Şimsek was being held by the Albanian government on Monday and was reportedly expected to be deported to Turkey under pressure from the...

Diplomacy

Albanian court jails Turkish asylum seeker over fake visa

January 28, 2020

An Albanian court in Tirana has sentenced Turkish national Selami Şimşek to one year in prison for attempting to cross the Albanian border with a fake...