Joost Lagendijk is a former GreenLeft Member of the European Parliament and served as the joint chairman of the Turkey-EU Parliamentarians delegation.
11 Facts About Joost Lagendijk
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Joost Lagendijk was one of the editors of the GreenLeft's party manifesto of 1991.
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Joost Lagendijk founded "De Helling" in 1987 a magazine closely linked to the GreenLeft, he was its publisher until 1990, and one of its writers until 1994.
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Joost Lagendijk became a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which he still is, member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, which he left after 1999 elections, member of the delegation for relations with Russia, which he left after the elections, and substitute for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, which he left after the 2004 elections.
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Joost Lagendijk became member for the delegation for relations with the Southeast European countries, which he left following the 2004 elections.
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Joost Lagendijk was chair of the Joint Parliamentary Committee with Turkey.
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Joost Lagendijk was then charged with public denigration of the Turkish army.
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Joost Lagendijk expected pressure by the media in Turkey to force prosecutors to drop charges.
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In 2009, Joost Lagendijk left the European Parliament and moved to Istanbul.
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Joost Lagendijk married Nevin Sungur, an award-winning journalist and reporter for the Turkish channel NTV.
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On 25 September 2016, Joost Lagendijk, who has permanent residency status in Turkey, was stopped at Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Istanbul when returning from a visit to the Netherlands, denied entry, and forced to return.