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Turkish government employs D.C. law firm to gather information on U.S. residents

Nov 17, 2019 4:00 pm By Robert Spencer

The Saltzman & Evinch law firm should not do the dirty work of the Turkish government at any price. And that government is not a friend. Not an ally. This sham alliance should be officially ended.

“D.C.-based law firm gathers intel on U.S. residents for Turkey – WSJ,” Ahval News, November 14, 2019 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

The Turkish government has employed a Washington D.C.-based law firm to gather information on its critics, including U.S. residents, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The Journal reviewed documents showing that the Turkish Embassy had employed the Saltzman & Evinch law firm to gather intel on associates of Fethullah Gülen, an Islamist preacher living in self-exile in Pennsylvania whose religious movement Turkey blames for a coup attempt in 2016.

The firm, which specialises in matters related to Turkey, compiled information on suspected Gülenists using public databases and social media for Turkey’s foreign and justice ministries, the Journal said.

The firm’s principal Gunay Evinch is a co-chairman of the Turkish-American National Steering Committee, a U.S.-based lobbying group. A lawyer at the firm, Rümeysa Kalın Karabulut, is the daughter of Erdoğan spokesman İbrahim Kalın while associate attorney Rachel Cerqueira Denktaş is married to the son of Turkish Republic of North Cyprus founder and former president Raif Denktaş….

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Filed Under: Turkey, United States Tagged With: Fethullah Gulen, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saltzman & Evinch


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  1. gravenimage says

    Nov 17, 2019 at 6:17 pm

    Turkish government employs D.C. law firm to gather information on U.S. residents
    ……………..

    Is this even legal?

    • Barb says

      Nov 17, 2019 at 6:19 pm

      Surely it cannot be legal! There law licence should be revoked and all expelled immediately!

      • Brian Hoff says

        Nov 18, 2019 at 10:31 am

        It is legal as long it is public intro . It you want to join than Hollywood actess measurements you can look it up in Google an it isnot illegal to look it up.

        • gravenimage says

          Nov 18, 2019 at 11:46 pm

          “Brian Hoff’–really, “DefenderofIlsam”–implying that Turkey is gathering information about Hollywood actresses’ measurements is ludicrous.

    • Infidel says

      Nov 17, 2019 at 10:48 pm

      That’s what I’m wondering: how is it legal to give any foreign government information on US residents? Saltzman & Evinch should be investigated.

  2. Merri-joy says

    Nov 17, 2019 at 6:18 pm

    “The firm’s principal Gunay Evinch is a co-chairman of the Turkish-American National Steering Committee, a U.S.-based lobbying group.”
    They are visitors in America – there should not be any need for this “Turkish-American National Steering Committee, a U.S.-based lobbying group ”
    The Law Firm should be immediately shut down and exiled from America!
    Also the DIYANET Center in Maryland! They are both enemies of America!
    America would not have tolerated a “Nazi / German – American Lobby Group” during WW2?
    Expel (never to return) all the Turks in the Lobby group!
    During WW2 all Nazi sympathizers were imprisoned & expelled – do the same now – The Political Ideology of Islam calls us scum and enemies of Islam!

    • Rick Jordan says

      Nov 17, 2019 at 11:01 pm

      OF Course Since Barack Husain’s “TAQIYYA” Rein! Allowing HIS muslim brotherhood/c.a.i.r. To establish a foothold in”OUR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT” They are as intended since their Founding 75 yrs.ago(With founding member Linda Sarsours Grandfather) USING OUR OWN CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS AGAINST US! OH yea Barack’s Female Buddy top Adviser Valery Jarrett,Along with Fellow Islamist Linda Sarsour Are members of “Muslim sisterhood” Wing of MBH😡! We must forward all Information to our Commander and Chief (NON POLITICIAN) And AG Barr.. NO Wonder Barack scrubbed all Muslim/Islamist History of Intentions Toward the U.S. and Western Civilization from Elem.,Middle and Highschool Educational Material and Text books! along with All Military Training Materials. then added added Only”Positive Sourses” and Teaching Quran/Hadith Islam”TO OUR CHILDREN” after Removing any thing at all about ” JESUS CHRIST OUR SAVIOUR AND GOD THE FATHER” Who our Founders Prayed to and Majority Faithfuly Believed in” And was Literaly taught in our School system untill around 60s When Morals and Civics Education really had a Possotive affect on Or Children and Society! WE MUST INSIST CIVICS,AND ALLOW FAITH EVEN IF IT TAKES PARENTAL CONSENT,TO ALLOW TEACHERS TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN WHO WE ARE AS RESPECTABLE, CONTRIBUTING,ASSIMILATING AMERICAN’S !✝️🙏🏼🇺🇸

  3. Battle says

    Nov 17, 2019 at 6:48 pm

    gravenimage, Barbara and Merri-joy hit nail on head. Good.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 17, 2019 at 7:29 pm

      Thank you, Battle.

    • Keys says

      Nov 17, 2019 at 9:53 pm

      +1, Battle.

      Adam Schiff, as chair of the House Intelligence Committee, and the Democrats are too busy trying to impeach Trump. Don’t have time for real intel on enemies of America.

      Why does Erdogan want this information ?

      To terrorize critics with embedded Turkish gangs like in Germany ?
      Send ads for Turkish Taffy ?

      • barbaracvm1 says

        Nov 18, 2019 at 2:54 pm

        He must know that the US citizen is going to speak out. Turkey is not an ally in the sense. Is he intending to send his bully boys to intimidate US citizens?

  4. Battle says

    Nov 17, 2019 at 7:03 pm

    The lawyers should have been advising Erdogan to consider the rights of the Christians by returning the Church Savoir.

  5. Keys says

    Nov 17, 2019 at 10:08 pm

    Dateline Tokyo, October 1941
    “Japanese Prime Minister Tojo hires D.C. law firm to gather information on residents of Hawaii and US. Hopes to market vases and folding hand fans in the States”.

  6. Trick_or_Treat says

    Nov 17, 2019 at 10:33 pm

    Trump administration could gain yet another feather in it’s cap if they swiftly brought a charge of engaging in foreign espionagé against it.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 17, 2019 at 10:38 pm

      +1

  7. Infidel says

    Nov 17, 2019 at 10:50 pm

    In the meantime, Cenk Uygur is running for Katie Hill’s seat in congress. We already have 3 Muslims too many there: the last thing we need is a guy who’s a combination of a Justice Democrat and an Islam advocate there.

  8. AP says

    Nov 18, 2019 at 7:43 am

    What a name, the young turks, The same Name used to kill millions of Armenians Cenk UYygur is not for us.

  9. AP says

    Nov 18, 2019 at 7:45 am

    Look up the Apostate Prophet! Someone who has lived islam from birth. He will set you straight on islam.

  10. Jane says

    Nov 18, 2019 at 9:55 am

    sounds like one muslim bad ass, Turkey Ergodan, going after another muslim bad ass with a muslim law firm. Fethullah Gulen started charter schools in our country and they suck; just islamization factories. anything associated with islam cannot be good for our country in any shape, way, or form.

    • jus wundrin says

      Nov 18, 2019 at 11:45 pm

      Yep, and the friendly names that will be uncovered by the law firm will be the clintoons, obamas, and many other far left supporters of gulen.

      Because of that, this will go nowhere, but both gulen and ergoden need to leave.

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 18, 2019 at 11:54 pm

      True, Jane. These are rival Jihadists.

  11. Maria says

    Nov 18, 2019 at 10:00 am

    cenk uygur being investigated for ‘sex’ rules for women; he should talk. just a muslim useful idiot who does not deserve to be in government at any level. his brainwashed mind hates women in reality and he needs to get a job sweeping streets and horse poop; something he could handle, spreading crap

    • Westman says

      Nov 18, 2019 at 1:50 pm

      Cenk was kicked out of his own organization, Justice Democrats which was for electing SJW’s, when #MeToo became fashionable. That organization, pretty well co-run by Saikat Chakrabarti, interviewed many possible candidates and selected AOC.

      It’s interesting to note that Cenk’s name seems to be disappearing from any information on Wiki about the Justice Democrats. Chakrabart, AOC’s former handler, has gone on to push the Green Deal. Perhaps that’s why she now seems to have no boundaries on her outrageous socialist-communist pronouncements.

      It’s hilarious to hear Obama calling for Dem candidates to be realistic. Do we detect some buyers remorse over AOC and the candidates?

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 19, 2019 at 12:03 am

      Cenk Uygur is a nasty piece of work. I hope he does not get into office.

  12. Angemon says

    Nov 18, 2019 at 1:32 pm

    Fethullah Gülen, an Islamist preacher living in self-exile in Pennsylvania whose religious movement Turkey blames for a coup attempt in 2016.

    Gulen, a former Erdogan ally and friend.

    • Westman says

      Nov 18, 2019 at 1:58 pm

      An Islamic version of Stalin and Trotsky?

      • gravenimage says

        Nov 19, 2019 at 12:21 am

        Good analogy, Westman.

  13. Brian Hoff says

    Nov 18, 2019 at 9:26 pm

    Get ready trump will be removed from

    • gravenimage says

      Nov 19, 2019 at 12:26 am

      Removed from…what, exactly? Note that “DefenderofIslam” here does not say.

      The fact is that few are even bothering to watch this sideshow:

      “Impeachment hearings play big on TV, less so with viewers”

      https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/impeachment-hearings-play-big-tv-less-so-viewers-n1081711

    • Angemon says

      Nov 19, 2019 at 2:57 pm

      “Get ready trump will be removed from”

      Hey, Brian, remember this comment?

      https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/11/the-preferred-candidate-of-jihadists-loses-the-us-presidential-election?cpage=1#comment-1551808

      How about this one?

      https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/11/the-preferred-candidate-of-jihadists-loses-the-us-presidential-election#comment-1551833

      You should work as a betting consultant – you predict what is going to happen and your clients would bet the exact opposite…

      • gravenimage says

        Nov 21, 2019 at 11:16 pm

        Hilarious, Angemon!

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