Published : 31-05-2022
Turkish authorities detained on Friday, May 27, Palestinian refugee Khaled Hasan as he attempted to renew his temporary protection card “kimlik” at an immigration office in Beyazit, in Istanbul.
Khaled, the father of three children, had already received an order to be deported to northern Syria and be separated again from his family.
Some four months ago, migration authorities forced Khaled to sign a document for “voluntary return” before he was forcibly sent back to northern Syria. Sometime later, he tried to enter Turkey and got his leg broken. Last month, he was able to reach the Turkish territories.
The refugee reached out to humanitarian and human rights organizations to get his kimlik card renewed before he was caught by Turkish police. His wife was beaten as she demanded that she be deported with her husband and children. Her children were handed over by the police to an orphanage after the wife said she can no longer provide for them or afford rental fees.
The family continues to appeal to Turkish and international organizations, the Palestine Embassy, and Turkish Interior Minister to urge authorities to backtrack on the refoulement of her husband who is her family’s sole breadwinner.
Turkish authorities detained on Friday, May 27, Palestinian refugee Khaled Hasan as he attempted to renew his temporary protection card “kimlik” at an immigration office in Beyazit, in Istanbul.
Khaled, the father of three children, had already received an order to be deported to northern Syria and be separated again from his family.
Some four months ago, migration authorities forced Khaled to sign a document for “voluntary return” before he was forcibly sent back to northern Syria. Sometime later, he tried to enter Turkey and got his leg broken. Last month, he was able to reach the Turkish territories.
The refugee reached out to humanitarian and human rights organizations to get his kimlik card renewed before he was caught by Turkish police. His wife was beaten as she demanded that she be deported with her husband and children. Her children were handed over by the police to an orphanage after the wife said she can no longer provide for them or afford rental fees.
The family continues to appeal to Turkish and international organizations, the Palestine Embassy, and Turkish Interior Minister to urge authorities to backtrack on the refoulement of her husband who is her family’s sole breadwinner.
