Published : 18-10-2020
Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said following a meeting held with CSOs that a search sweep targeting the houses and shelters of Palestinian and Syrian refugees will be launched in the next few days.
The governor said the security sweep aims at inspecting the refugees’ personal data and updating old information.
Unofficial statistics indicate that 10,000 Palestinians from Syria have sought shelter in Turkey, where they have been facing dire socio-economic conditions and denied access to the local labor market.
Turkish embassies continue to prevent Palestinian refugees from Syria from obtaining visas. As a result, hundreds of Palestinians have embarked on life-threatening journeys via illegal immigration roads to reach Turkey, fleeing war-tattered Syria, among other war-stricken zones.
Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said following a meeting held with CSOs that a search sweep targeting the houses and shelters of Palestinian and Syrian refugees will be launched in the next few days.
The governor said the security sweep aims at inspecting the refugees’ personal data and updating old information.
Unofficial statistics indicate that 10,000 Palestinians from Syria have sought shelter in Turkey, where they have been facing dire socio-economic conditions and denied access to the local labor market.
Turkish embassies continue to prevent Palestinian refugees from Syria from obtaining visas. As a result, hundreds of Palestinians have embarked on life-threatening journeys via illegal immigration roads to reach Turkey, fleeing war-tattered Syria, among other war-stricken zones.
