Turkish intelligence jet departs Mongolia without Gulenist educator in it: Mongolian government www.turkeypurge.com

The Mongolian government has announced that a private jet, identıfied by code number TT4010 and reportedly carrying agents of Turkey’s notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), departed without managing to board an overseas follower of the Gulen group.

Turkish intelligence agency abducts 2 more Gulenists in Mongolia www.turkeypurge.com

Turkish Intelligence Agency (MIT) has abducted two overseas followers of the Gulen group in order to force them back to Turkey in the latest of such forced returns by the organization.

Turkey’s MİT abducts Veysel Akçay, general director of schools affiliated with Gülen movement, in Mongolia www.stockholmcf.org

Veysel Akçay, the General Director of the schools affiliated with the Gülen movement in Mongolia, was abducted by the agents of Turkey’s notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) Friday morning in front of his house in the capital city Ulan Bator, according to a report by online news outlet TR724.

It was also reported that a private jet plane has waited at Ulan Bator Airport to transfer Akçay to Turkey. Akçay, who has worked at the educational institutions in Mongolia for 24 years, is reportedly one of a few Turkish nationals possessing the Mongolian Friendship Medal bestowed by Mongolian State.

According to a statement by New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF), on Friday, at 9:00 am (local time in Mongolia), Veysel Akçay left his home to his workplace at the Empathy Worldwide Educational Institution. According to eyewitnesses (and CCTV recordings), he was stopped by a minibus in front of his house and abducted by people working on behalf of the Turkey’s National Intelligence Organisation (MİT).

When his wife Meryem Akçay and his co-workers learned about the abduction, they called the local police and the national intelligence agency of Mongolia. The Mongolian police and intelligence revealed that they do not know about this incident and they do not have any information about his abduction or deportation.

Veysel Akçay is married to Meryem Akçay and together they have four children. Akçay works as the General Manager of the Empathy Worldwide Educational Institution, which is running the Turkish-Mongolia Schools (4 high schools, 1 international school, 1 day care center) established by the Gülen Movement 25 years ago.

The JWF has made an urgent appeal to Nils Melzer, United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while counter-terrorism; Bernard Duhaime, UN Chair-Rapporteur Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances; Seong-Phil Hong, Chair-Rapporteur UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Koumbou Boly Barry, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education; Felipe Gonzalez Morales, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants; Agnes Callamard, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions for the abducted Turkish national Veysel Akçay in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

The full text of the JWF to UN authorities as follow:

“We write to request urgent action from the United Nations regarding the abduction today, in the morning hours local time (9:00 am) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia of the Turkish national Mr.Veysel Akcay, a Turkish citizen living in Mongolia for 24 years. He is married to Ms. Meryem Akcay and together they have four children. Mr. Akcay works as the General Manager of the Empathy Worldwide Educational Institution, which is running the Turkish-Mongolia Schools (4 high schools, 1 international school, 1 day care center) established by the Hizmet/Gulen Movement 25 years ago.

On Friday, July 27, 2018 at 9:00 am (local time in Mongolia), Mr. Veysel Akcay left his home to his workplace at the Empathy Worldwide Educational Institution.[1] According to eyewitnesses (CCTV recordings), he was stopped by a minibus in front of his house and abducted by people working on behalf of the Turkey’s Intelligence Service (MIT). When his spouse (Ms. Meryem Akcay) and his co-workers learned about the abduction, they called the local police and the national intelligence agency of Mongolia. The Mongolian police and intelligence revealed that they do not know about this incident and they do not have any information about his abduction or deportation.

The Journalists and Writers Foundation is gravely concerned on the fate of Mr. Veysel Akcay who is at risk of imminent deportation from Ulaanbaatar airport in Mongolia, as there is a Turkish Air plane scheduled to take off for Turkey in less than 2-hours.

The Journalists and Writers Foundation shares grave concerns on the fate of Mr. Akcay at risk of imminent illegal transfer to Turkey. We further note, with regret and utmost deal of concern, that the above individual is about to be transferred not only in defiance of relevant domestic law and international standards, but also without any consideration whatsoever on the pervasive climate of fear and repressionand the real risk to his life and health in Turkey.

Any effort to forcibly deport Mr. Akcay to Turkey, or any other place where he faces torture, ill-treatment and a real risk to his life, violate the relevant obligations of Mongoliaunder its own legislation and international law, notably the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishmentand the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

We respectfully request, in accordance with your mandate, urgent action and your support during this critical time for Veysel Akcay under risk of imminent deportation to Turkey. Specifically, we request that the United Nations and the UNHCR assists in securing the release of Mr. Akcay and prevent his deportation to Turkey. We respectfully urge the OHCHR to take immediate action.

A copy of Mr. Akcay’s passport data page is herewith attached and the Journalist and Writers Foundation would welcome the opportunity to provide your offices with further information or to clarify any issues in relation to this communication.

Sincerely,

Mehmet Kilic 
President

Journalists and Writers Foundation”

MİT abducted journalist Yusuf İnan and Salih Zeki Yigit in Ukraine, and İsa Özdemir in Azerbaijan early in July. They were transferred by MİT agents to İstanbul by private plane. The MİT agents had abducted six teachers in Kosovo on March over their alleged links to the Gülen movement. In cooperation with Kosovar intelligence, MİT’s abduction of the teachers had sparked widespread debate and drew ire from around the world.

According to a statement made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, over 100 alleged members of the Gülen movement have been abducted by MİT agents abroad and brought back to Turkey as part of the Turkish government’s global manhunt.

“We have been watching these traitors for two years and have brought the leading figures of FETÖ to our country. Some of these cases were covered by press, while others weren’t at the request of the countries involved. I can frankly say that more than 100 FETÖ-affiliated people have been brought to Turkey,” Çavuşoğlu said in an interview with Turkey’s pro-government CNN Türk.

“FETÖ” is a derogatory term coined by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to refer to the Gülen movement.

Turkey survived a controversial military coup attempt on July 15, 2016 that killed 249 people. Immediately after the putsch, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government along with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pinned the blame on the Gülen movement.

Fethullah Gülen, who inspired the movement, strongly denied having any role in the failed coup and called for an international investigation into it, but President Erdoğan — calling the coup attempt “a gift from God” — and the government initiated a widespread purge aimed at cleansing sympathizers of the movement from within state institutions, dehumanizing its popular figures and putting them in custody.

Turkey has suspended or dismissed more than 150,000 judges, teachers, police and civil servants since July 15. On December 13, 2017 the Justice Ministry announced that 169,013 people have been the subject of legal proceedings on coup charges since the failed coup.

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on April 18, 2018 that the Turkish government had jailed 77,081 people between July 15, 2016 and April 11, 2018 over alleged links to the Gülen movement.

Bill on ‘Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act’ to be submitted to the US Congress www.montsame.mn

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Minister of Foreign Affairs D.Tsogtbaatar who attended the First Ministerial Meeting on Religious Freedom on July 25-26 in Washington, D.C met with Co-Chair of US Congressional Mongolia Caucus Dina Titus and Ted Yoho, sharing views on bilateral relations and cooperation.

UNFPA donates "dignity kits" to females hit by flood in Mongolia www.xinhuanet.com

ULAN BATOR, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday handed over "dignity kits" -- hygiene supplies for girls and women -- to Mongolia's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for distribution among flood victims in Bayan-Ulgii Province.

Mongolia and China on top as FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League stops in Utsunomiya www.fiba.basketball

UTSUNOMIYA (FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League) - Mongolia lead the men's category and China the women's at the 3x3 U23 Nations League Asian Conference before stops 3 & 4 in Utsunomiya, Japan on July 28-29.

What’s Next for Philippines-Mongolia Defense Ties? www.thediplomat.com

Earlier this month, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana paid a visit to Mongolia which included engagements tied to the defense realm of the bilateral relationship. Though Lorenzana’s interactions were part of a broader trip and few specifics have been publicly disclosed about what the two sides agreed to, his visit nonetheless shed some light on developments in the defense aspect of ties between the two Asian states under President Rodrigo Duterte.

Inner Mongolia man suspected in blast outside US Embassy www.thestandard.com.hk

A man exploded a small homemade bomb outside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing today, injuring only himself, according to police and an embassy spokesperson.

GoM bond auctioning platform is in place at the MSE www.zgm.mn

All necessary infrastructure is in place at the MSE to auction Mongolian government bond at the primary market, says a source at the exchange. High ranking officials in charge of Mongolia’s fiscal policy previously said that the Ministry of Finance plans to auction Mongolian government bond at the bourse. Between 2014 and 2017, the Government of Mongolia auctioned the security on the interbank market through Mongolbank and traded at the Mongolian Stock Exchange. The money raised was used to cover budget deficit. The Ministry of Finance ended such transaction in October 2017. But in early 2018, Deputy Finance Minister Bulgantuya Khurelbaatar admitted that the authorities were working on an auctioning platform at the Mongolian Stock Exchange for sovereign bond primary market trading. With the new system in place, the ministries will no longer have to depend on commercial banks.

ZGM sat down with specialist at the Public communications division at the MSE, P.Nyamdorj.

-Minister of Finance previously announced the plan to resume sovereign bond auction on the domestic primary market on MSE. We know the infrastructure was being tested. Has it been finalized?

-All preparatory work is completed. All issues related to the auctioning platform have been solved. Government bond was a major player at Mongolia’s securities market in 2017. As for 2018, sovereign bond is only being traded at secondary market. Sovereign bond is attractive as it offers a variety of possibilities to investors, including low risk, high liquidity and immunity from taxation.

-So government bond was not auctioned on primary market in 2018?

-Between 2014-2017, Mongolbank and the Mongolian Stock Exchange actively conducted government bond offering at the domestic market, following the decision of Ministry of Finance. But primary market auction didn’t take place at the MSE since October 2017. Fiscal regulations in place limited government bond issuance this year due to its high yield.

-How much sovereign bond was traded at the MSE last year? How did the yield differ?

-In total, MNT 772.5 billion worth of sovereign bond was traded at the MSE. After re-introducing auctioning system for sovereign bond primary market offering, a total of MNT 9.3 billion bond was traded at MSE on three separate offerings. During the first auction, investors ordered to buy 124,900 sovereign bond which was twice the offered amount, and the asking yield fell from 11.7 percent to 10.3 percent.

-We’ve been seeing that government bond was being traded at the secondary market at the MSE?

-Yes. Secondary market offering is taking place almost every week. But the volume is inconsistent. We’re seeing seasonal influence affecting the trading volumes. We’re also seeing great interest from international investors for Mongolia’s sovereign bond. The increase became more notable in late 2017. We expect trading volumes to pick up this fall. Mongolia’s sovereign bond will not mature until 2020. Therefore, until then, we’ll see it change hands between investors. So far, sovereign bond is not being offered on primary market.

Brics back 'open world economy' that benefits all nations www.bbc.com

The leaders of the Brics emerging economies have signed a declaration stressing the importance of an "open world economy", in which all countries benefit from globalisation.