Turkey Tightens the Siege on Muslim Brotherhood

Reports have revealed that the Turkish authorities have initiated a large-scale campaign of raids targeting Brotherhood members residing in the country. As a result, individuals lacking proper identity documents, residency permits, or nationality have been detained. Additionally, two members of the group, Musab al-Samaliji, and Islam Ashraf, have been asked to leave Turkish soil.

Sources have indicated that strict measures have been imposed on Brotherhood members, forbidding them from publishing any news, blogs, or tweets that criticize the Egyptian regime or President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Violators of these instructions face immediate deportation from the country.

The Turkish government has also imposed restrictions on the movements of individuals who have been sentenced to death and maintain affiliation or loyalty to the Muslim Brotherhood. These measures aim to prevent any activities against Egypt from being carried out on Turkish soil, safeguarding the interests of Ankara while supporting the ongoing Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement.

In parallel with the crackdown on Brotherhood members, Turkey has denied citizenship to approximately 12 individuals affiliated with the group. Furthermore, Turkish authorities are considering the possibility of revoking the citizenship of Nasreddin Ghazlani and Magdi Salem, both of whom have been previously listed by the US Treasury Department for their alleged links to Al-Qaeda.

The US Treasury Department has accused Magdi Salem, an Egyptian lawyer residing in Turkey, of facilitating various activities associated with Al-Qaeda. Similarly, Mohammed Nasreddin Ghazlani, an Egyptian expert involved in the organization’s operations, has been accused of supporting Al-Qaeda through cash transfers to the accounts of imprisoned members’ families.

Magdi Salem, the second Egyptian sanctioned by the US Treasury Department and currently based in Turkey, has faced restrictions on his movements imposed by Ankara. Salem played a key role in the Jihad organization, responsible for selecting members to undergo training in Afghanistan under the instructions of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. These individuals would subsequently carry out violent and terrorist operations in Egypt.