Turkish authorities transfer some Syrian refugees from Istanbul, while deport others
Istanbul – North-Press Agency
Samer Taha
The Syrian refugees in the Turkish city of Istanbul are continuing the registration process for the Temporary Protection Card (Kimlik) at the branch of the Immigration Department in Sultan Beyli area in the Asian section of the city, while more deportation processes are taking place in Turkey towards the Syrian territories.
The registration process came after a decision made by the Turkish General Immigration Department, where hundreds of Syrians went to register in the department to be transferred to governorates other than Istanbul, where they will be given travel permissions in order to leave for their new places of residence.
The decision requires an identity card or a passport which must be translated into Turkish and certified by the “Turkish Nutr”.
Official authorities in the Department of Immigration have confirmed that the temporary protection card will be issued and handed over to its owner within a month of registration at the local Directorate of Immigration.
Majd al-Tabba’, a lawyer and a legal advisor who lives in Turkey, told North-Press that the registration process was launched for the Syrian refugees in order to be transferred to other governorates which will be capable of receiving refugees”.
He explained that registration in Istanbul is limited for “the existence of an orphan child, first-class assets (wife and children) or owning a company for more than three months, or being a student in schools since last year, in addition to the humanitarian cases where they can apply for the transfer of the temporary card (Kimlik)”.
The Syrian lawyer added that the deportations in Istanbul towards the Syrian territories are still going on, confirming that he received a call which informed him of the deportation of a young man after his arrest by the staff of the new registration department for the temporary protection card in Istanbul.
The deportation of the Syrians from Turkey and their detention for various reasons are still arousing the Syrians’ resentment and concerns about the laws that may be a new trap to inflict more Syrians to deport them randomly and forcibly, and to send them back to their country.