The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said today, Friday, that under the guise of a “voluntary return,” Turkish officials deported 120 Syrian refugees “forcibly” to Syrian territory through the Bab Al-Salama border crossing.
Most of the young men, according to him, were in possession of “temporary protection” cards, according to the Turkish Immigration Department.
Human Rights Watch reported on October 24 that between February and July 2022, Turkish authorities unlawfully deported hundreds of Syrian refugee men and boys back to Syria.
Syrians, who were filled with Human Rights Watch, said that Turkish officials arrested them from their homes, places of work and in the streets, and detained them in bad conditions, and they hit most of them and insulted them.
They stated that they transported them to the border crossing points with northern Syria and forced them to cross there under threat of force after forcing them to sign the voluntary return forms.
Turkish Minister of Family and Social Affairs Daria Yannik has promised to remove all Syrian refugees from Turkey by 2023.
The statements made by the Turkish Minister are an exact replica of the pledge made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also promised to repatriate more than a million Syrian refugees before next June, when Turkey will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections, less than a year from now.
the forcible expulsion of several Syrian refugees from Turkey
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