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Palestinian-Syrian Family Arrested in Istanbul

Published : 17-01-2025

Palestinian-Syrian Family Arrested in Istanbul

 Turkey | Action Group

On Monday, January 14, 2025, Turkish police arrested Palestinian-Syrian refugees Mahmoud Kamel Khalil and his wife Nahla Ahmed Younis, who reside in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul, for not having a temporary protection card (Kimlik). They were transferred to the refugee detention center in the Arnavutkoy district, amid growing fears that they will be deported to Syria.

This comes after their son, Mohammed Khalil, was deported to Syria about a month and a half ago for not having a temporary protection card, which increased the family’s fears about their fate and the possibility of being deported.

 The family launched an urgent appeal calling on the Palestinian embassy and institutions concerned with Palestinian refugee affairs in Turkey to intervene to prevent the couple’s deportation.

 Turkey has recently witnessed security campaigns targeting refugees who do not have legal papers or reside in cities not registered on their temporary protection cards.

The number of Palestinian-Syrian families residing in Istanbul is estimated at around 1,200, many of whom live in unstable legal conditions, which makes them vulnerable to arrest and deportation at any time.

 

Short URL : http://www.actionpal.org.uk/en/post/13939

 Turkey | Action Group

On Monday, January 14, 2025, Turkish police arrested Palestinian-Syrian refugees Mahmoud Kamel Khalil and his wife Nahla Ahmed Younis, who reside in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul, for not having a temporary protection card (Kimlik). They were transferred to the refugee detention center in the Arnavutkoy district, amid growing fears that they will be deported to Syria.

This comes after their son, Mohammed Khalil, was deported to Syria about a month and a half ago for not having a temporary protection card, which increased the family’s fears about their fate and the possibility of being deported.

 The family launched an urgent appeal calling on the Palestinian embassy and institutions concerned with Palestinian refugee affairs in Turkey to intervene to prevent the couple’s deportation.

 Turkey has recently witnessed security campaigns targeting refugees who do not have legal papers or reside in cities not registered on their temporary protection cards.

The number of Palestinian-Syrian families residing in Istanbul is estimated at around 1,200, many of whom live in unstable legal conditions, which makes them vulnerable to arrest and deportation at any time.

 

Short URL : http://www.actionpal.org.uk/en/post/13939