Afghanistan Anniversary: Turkey Afghan Migrants Deportations - Turkish -- WEB
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- Afghanistan Anniversary: Turkey Afghan Migrants Deportations - Turkish -- WEB
- August 2, 2022
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English Afghanistan Anniversary: Turkey Afghan Migrants Deportations - Turkish HEADLINE: Afghan Migrants in Turkey Worried About Increased Deportations TEASER: As Turkey deported over 20,000 undocumented Afghan migrants in the last six months, Afghans are worried about being sent back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. PUBLISHED AT: 08/02/2022 AT 10:20AM BYLINE: Mahmut Bozarslan, Soner Kizilkaya CONTRIBUTOR: Ezel Sahinkaya DATELINE: Diyarbakir, Izmir VIDEOGRAPHER: Mahmut Bozarslan, Ogulcan Bakiler VIDEO EDITOR: Mahmut Bozarslan, Ogulcan Bakiler SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original | VOA Turkish Service, Reuters, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:59 VID APPROVED BY: Jepsen TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) [[NOTE: AFGHAN ANNIVERSARY SERIES: This story is part of a special VOA series marking the one-year anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. The series includes eyewitness accounts of the day Kabul fell, stories of Afghan refugees around the world, and data-based analysis of Taliban's record of governance and human rights, among other topics.]] ((INTRO)) [[Thousands of Afghans took refuge in Turkey as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year. Many of these Afghans say they are now worried about being sent back. VOA’s Mahmut Bozarslan and Soner Kizilkaya brings us one man’s story in this report, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.]] ((NARRATOR)) Mohammed Babai is one of the thousands of Afghans who have entered Turkey illegally since 2019 in search of a better life. He crossed into Turkey from Iran; a path many use hoping to reach Europe. ((Mohammed Babai, Afghan Migrant in Turkey)) ((Male in Turkish)) “There was no economy, no jobs, nothing. There were 40 years of war, we had nothing left. There is nothing in Afghanistan. We came here to work. I wanted to go to Germany from here. I couldn't; I stayed in Turkey.” ((NARRATOR)) He has been living in a small village in eastern Turkey for the past three years. Even though he has a low-paying job at a dairy farm, he has been able to send some money to his family in Afghanistan. But Babai says he lives in constant fear of deportation. ((Mohammed Babai, Afghan Migrant in Turkey)) ((Male in Turkish)) "I avoid going to the city center unnecessarily. I go when I have something important to do but I don't linger around. As soon as I am done, I return." ((NARRATOR)) Even though Turkey hosts around 4 million refugees, mostly Syrians under temporary protection, it formally accepts only refugees from Council of Europe member states. Undocumented Afghans risk deportation since Ankara does not legally recognize them as refugees. Turkey reportedly boosted the number of deportations in late January when flights resumed between Turkey and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Turkish media report that from late January to mid-June, Turkey deported at least 21,000 Afghans. Babai says several of his friends were among those deported. Experts say some Afghans in Turkey are being returned against their will, including those previously targeted by the Taliban. ((Ayse Kaymak, Izmir Bar Association)) ((Female in Turkish)) “Complaints have been received that Afghans held in the Deportation Center were forced to sign deportation documents. This was confirmed when we went to the Deportation Center and interviewed foreigners.” ((NARRATOR)) The deportation issue is a key political issue as Turkey prepares for parliamentary and president elections next year. Opposition parties in Turkey are promising to deport the approximately 4 million refugees who live in the country, including 3.7 million Syrians who have temporary protection in Turkey. Babai does not want to go back to Afghanistan. He says, the Taliban have left nothing for him there. He says the Turkish government should not target Afghan refugees like him for deportation. ((Mohammed Babai, Afghan Migrant in Turkey)) "There are good and bad ones among Afghans. They should send back those who do not work. Let those who work, work. There is no problem. This would be in Turkey's benefit. I want to stay; I want to work because there is war in our place. Since the Taliban took over, all our people have fled. There is nothing left, we cannot go there." ((For Mahmut Bozarslan and Soner Kizilkaya in Turkey, Bezhan Hamdard, VOANEWS))
- Transcript/Script Afghanistan Anniversary: Turkey Afghan Migrants Deportations - Turkish HEADLINE: Afghan Migrants in Turkey Worried About Increased Deportations TEASER: As Turkey deported over 20,000 undocumented Afghan migrants in the last six months, Afghans are worried about being sent back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. PUBLISHED AT: 08/02/2022 AT 10:20AM BYLINE: Mahmut Bozarslan, Soner Kizilkaya CONTRIBUTOR: Ezel Sahinkaya DATELINE: Diyarbakir, Izmir VIDEOGRAPHER: Mahmut Bozarslan, Ogulcan Bakiler VIDEO EDITOR: Mahmut Bozarslan, Ogulcan Bakiler SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; MAS VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original | VOA Turkish Service, Reuters, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _x_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:59 VID APPROVED BY: Jepsen TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) [[NOTE: AFGHAN ANNIVERSARY SERIES: This story is part of a special VOA series marking the one-year anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. The series includes eyewitness accounts of the day Kabul fell, stories of Afghan refugees around the world, and data-based analysis of Taliban's record of governance and human rights, among other topics.]] ((INTRO)) [[Thousands of Afghans took refuge in Turkey as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year. Many of these Afghans say they are now worried about being sent back. VOA’s Mahmut Bozarslan and Soner Kizilkaya brings us one man’s story in this report, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.]] ((NARRATOR)) Mohammed Babai is one of the thousands of Afghans who have entered Turkey illegally since 2019 in search of a better life. He crossed into Turkey from Iran; a path many use hoping to reach Europe. ((Mohammed Babai, Afghan Migrant in Turkey)) ((Male in Turkish)) “There was no economy, no jobs, nothing. There were 40 years of war, we had nothing left. There is nothing in Afghanistan. We came here to work. I wanted to go to Germany from here. I couldn't; I stayed in Turkey.” ((NARRATOR)) He has been living in a small village in eastern Turkey for the past three years. Even though he has a low-paying job at a dairy farm, he has been able to send some money to his family in Afghanistan. But Babai says he lives in constant fear of deportation. ((Mohammed Babai, Afghan Migrant in Turkey)) ((Male in Turkish)) "I avoid going to the city center unnecessarily. I go when I have something important to do but I don't linger around. As soon as I am done, I return." ((NARRATOR)) Even though Turkey hosts around 4 million refugees, mostly Syrians under temporary protection, it formally accepts only refugees from Council of Europe member states. Undocumented Afghans risk deportation since Ankara does not legally recognize them as refugees. Turkey reportedly boosted the number of deportations in late January when flights resumed between Turkey and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Turkish media report that from late January to mid-June, Turkey deported at least 21,000 Afghans. Babai says several of his friends were among those deported. Experts say some Afghans in Turkey are being returned against their will, including those previously targeted by the Taliban. ((Ayse Kaymak, Izmir Bar Association)) ((Female in Turkish)) “Complaints have been received that Afghans held in the Deportation Center were forced to sign deportation documents. This was confirmed when we went to the Deportation Center and interviewed foreigners.” ((NARRATOR)) The deportation issue is a key political issue as Turkey prepares for parliamentary and president elections next year. Opposition parties in Turkey are promising to deport the approximately 4 million refugees who live in the country, including 3.7 million Syrians who have temporary protection in Turkey. Babai does not want to go back to Afghanistan. He says, the Taliban have left nothing for him there. He says the Turkish government should not target Afghan refugees like him for deportation. ((Mohammed Babai, Afghan Migrant in Turkey)) "There are good and bad ones among Afghans. They should send back those who do not work. Let those who work, work. There is no problem. This would be in Turkey's benefit. I want to stay; I want to work because there is war in our place. Since the Taliban took over, all our people have fled. There is nothing left, we cannot go there." ((For Mahmut Bozarslan and Soner Kizilkaya in Turkey, Bezhan Hamdard, VOANEWS))
- NewsML Media Topics Politics
- Topic Tags Deportations
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date August 2, 2022 15:03 EDT
- Description English Thousands of Afghans took refuge in Turkey as the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last year. Many of these Afghans say they are now worried about being sent back. VOA’s Mahmut Bozarslan and Soner Kizilkaya brings us one man’s story in this report, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America - English