'NGOs Funding Terrorists': Decoding Turkey's Role As 'Radicalisation Sleeper Cell' Against India
The Turkish government is actively providing logistical, diplomatic, and financial support to various terror groups worldwide, revealed top intelligence sources. CNN-News18 has decoded Turkey's role as a radicalisation sleeper cell against India, highlighting the involvement of Turkey's National Intelligence Organisation (MIT) and state-backed NGOs in systematically supporting terror groups like Jamaat-e-Islami, Hizbul Mujahideen, and the Popular Front of India (PFI). Sources confirm that MIT and NGOs such as the IHH are targeting youth from Kashmir and Kerala.
Earlier reports by CNN-News18 have indicated that PFI members have joined ISIS, traveling to Syria with assistance from IHH, a Turkey-based government-backed NGO. Intelligence points to MIT and Bilal Erdogan, son of the Turkish President, targeting Kashmiri and Kerala youth. Bilal Erdogan's NGOs, such as the Turkey Youth Foundation (TÜGVA), reportedly bring Indian Muslim youth from Kerala and Kashmir to Turkey under the Erasmus scheme. These youth are subsequently introduced to Pakistani organisations like Jamaat-e-Islami, Hizbul, and anti-India groups like PFI.
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