Erkan Pehlivan is a freelance journalist from Frankfurt, Germany.

Erkan writes for several German newspapers and works for German television stations NDR, MDR and ZDF. Erkan's work focuses on Turkish-German and Turkish-European relations, human rights and the activities of the Turkish Intelligence (MiT).

Erkan had documented cases of imams employed by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) acting as spies within German mosques. He was also part of the Black Sites Turkey investigation team that covered the MITs extraordinary renditions program. 

Basic information

Name
Erkan Pehlivan
Expertise
Turkish-German and Turkish-European relations, human rights and the activities of the Turkish Intelligence (MiT).
Country
Germany
City
Frankfurt
Twitter

Supported projects

Erdogan’s Global Purge

  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Politics

ANKARA - Turkey has been using its vast presence in Europe and official institutions such as mosques, consulates and institutions in an effort to track its dissidents using covert Turkish intelligence activities.