The 30-year-old man has been in custody since September after Turkey requested his extradition. A Turkish chief prosecutor wants him extradited and serving sentences for five counts of aggravated fraud for which he was convicted.
But the 30-year-old calls this a pretext. According to him, there are political reasons why Turkey wants to have him extradited. A Supreme Court decision on his stance states:
"He has been accused of association with the Gülen movement and, upon extradition to Turkey, risks being subjected to persecution because of an imputed political perception which is sufficient to establish refugee status."
HD: Can be extradited
Before a decision can be made by the government, the case must pass the Supreme Court. In the HD decision, he says he has been pressed for names of people in the Gülen movement - which Erdogan accuses of the 2016 coup attempt - and subjected to violence. But the court still sees no reason why the man should not be extradited.
"The Supreme Court investigation shows that (names) on several occasions, even after the events of 2017, left Turkey and then voluntarily returned there and stayed there. This suggests that he is at risk of persecution because of political beliefs."
Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) says in a written comment that the government shares hd's assessment.
What significance does it have for the ratification of Sweden's NATO application?
"I don't want to speculate on that. I can only state that there are no obstacles to extradition. That's why the government decided yesterday on extradition."
Extraditions a requirement
A requirement for Turkey to approve Sweden's and Finland's application for NATO membership has been that several people be extradited. Last year, Turkey had a first person extradited since negotiations began. Since then, Turkey has been rejected in several cases.
On Thursday, Turkey was refused by the government regarding another extradition request. That person is a Swedish citizen and is therefore not disclosed.
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Turkey correspondent Thomas Thorén talks about the situation for Sweden's NATO application, and Finland correspondent Liselott Lindström about how membership can affect Sweden.