Published : 12-10-2018
Palestinian refugee from Syria Ammar Ahmad Aboud, from Yarmouk Camp, has been kept in custody for the 16th day running in Turkey on account that he overstayed his visa.
Reaching out to AGPS by phone, Ammar said Turkish police arrested him at Esenyurt Square, along with four Syrian migrants, despite the fact that he has the “kimlik” temporary protection card. He was transferred to a detention center in Bakırköy, on the Asian side.
The four other refugees were released some three days ago. Ammar has been told by the Turkish police that he will not be released before his file is dispatched from Kumkapi, in Aksaray.
Activists appealed to the Turkish authorities, human rights bodies, and the Palestine Embassy in Istanbul to make serious steps in order to release Ammar and work out his calamitous situation.
Unofficial data indicates that nearly 8,000 Palestinians from Syria have sought shelter in Turkey, where they have been enduring dire conditions and denied access to the local labor market.
Palestinian refugee from Syria Ammar Ahmad Aboud, from Yarmouk Camp, has been kept in custody for the 16th day running in Turkey on account that he overstayed his visa.
Reaching out to AGPS by phone, Ammar said Turkish police arrested him at Esenyurt Square, along with four Syrian migrants, despite the fact that he has the “kimlik” temporary protection card. He was transferred to a detention center in Bakırköy, on the Asian side.
The four other refugees were released some three days ago. Ammar has been told by the Turkish police that he will not be released before his file is dispatched from Kumkapi, in Aksaray.
Activists appealed to the Turkish authorities, human rights bodies, and the Palestine Embassy in Istanbul to make serious steps in order to release Ammar and work out his calamitous situation.
Unofficial data indicates that nearly 8,000 Palestinians from Syria have sought shelter in Turkey, where they have been enduring dire conditions and denied access to the local labor market.
