HAMAS TRAINING CAMPS EXIST IN TURKEY, WHOSE SPECIAL PASSPORT HOLDERS HAVE DIRECT SCHENGEN ACCESS; SHOULD IT BE DESIGNATED A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM AND THROWN OUT OF NATO? THREATS TO EU REQUIRE CORRECTIVE MEASURES

The emergence of allegations that Turkey has allowed HAMAS military training camps to exist in Turkey, when coupled with the country's close association with that designated terrorist organization, and repeated instances of terrorist financing by Turkey, now require protective measures by EU Member states to reduce the threat of Hamas agents within their borders.

There are several classes of Turkish passports, especially what are classified as "Special Passports," which are widely available, that enjoy visa-free access to the Schengen Zone, and fears that trained Hamas agents, especially money launderers and explosives experts, have already entered the EU by exploiting that visa loophole, now require special protective measures at EU borders and frontiers.

Additionally, compliance officers handling Accounting Opening duties at financial institutions within the European Union are strongly cautioned to be alert for new bank customers presenting what are designated Turkish Special, Service and Diplomatic passports, all of which have visa-free entry privileges, to decline any potential clients with birthplace locations in the Middle East outside Turkey, unless Enhanced Due Diligence confirms them as low risk for terrorist affiliations.

Whether Turkey should be designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, as once contemplated by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and removed from membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are issues we intend to cover in future articles, as well as the repeated inaction, on the part of the United States, to rein in its supposed ally, who is expanding its relationship with Hamas, with serious consequences for the ability of the West suppress its terrorist operations in the European Union.