Turkey Greece Migrant Death USAGM
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- Turkey Greece Migrant Death USAGM
- January 30, 2023
- Death of Turkish Migrant in Greece Prompts Accusations of Torture
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TURKEY-GREECE MIGRANT DEATH HEADLINE: Death of Turkish Migrant in Greece Prompts Accusations of Torture TEASER: The body of Barış Büyüksu allegedly showed signs of torture PUBLISHED AT: Monday, 01/30/2023 at 1:15P BYLINE: Henry Ridgwell, Memet Aksakal CONTRIBUTOR: Memet Aksakal DATELINE: IZMIR, TURKEY/LONDON VIDEOGRAPHER: Memet Aksakal VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, Salem Solomon VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, AFP, Büyüksu Family, see courtesies PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB X TV X RADIO __ TRT: 3:31 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: )) ((Mandatory courtesy: Buyuksu Family to be added to the script)) ((INTRO)) [[The death of a Turkish migrant after he traveled to a Greek island late last year has prompted demands for Turkey’s foreign ministry to take up the case. As Henry Ridgwell reports, a Turkish lawmaker has accused the Greek government of committing murder — but Greece denies any knowledge.]] ((Mandatory courtesy: Büyüksu Family)) ((NARRATOR)) Barış Büyüksu thought this was the beginning of a new life. He took these images on the Greek island of Kos in October. A few days later he was dead. The 30-year-old paid a smuggling gang to take him to Kos. They gave him a fake Bulgarian identity card. Büyüksu planned to reach Athens — and then take a flight to France. On October 21, he was waiting to board a ferry. A friend told the family he witnessed Büyüksu being detained by police and then bundled into an unmarked black van. The following day, back in Büyüksu’s hometown of Izmir, his family received a call from Turkish police — who told them their son was dead and bore signs of torture. The Turkish coast guard say it found Büyüksu in a boat that had been pushed back into Turkish waters. ((Mandatory Courtesy: TURKISH COAST GUARD)) Several other migrants were on board. Turkey says Büyüksu died from his injuries before a medical team could reach him. ((Reyis Büyüksu, Father of Baris)) ((Male in Turkish)) “We picked up the body from the forensic center and brought it here and buried him. My son being killed is not only a problem for Turkey, but it is also a problem [for] humanity.” ((Saime Büyüksu, Mother of Baris)) ((Female in Turkish)) “He wanted to marry, he had a girlfriend, he had dreams, and he was saying ‘Mother, we should build a house, I will buy gold and I will have a wedding when I come back.’ He went with his dreams to work there. But his dead body came back to me.” ((NARRATOR)) The initial Turkish autopsy said Büyüksu had injuries consistent with torture: cuts and bruises covering his face and body, and internal bleeding. Other migrants on the boat told Turkish police they were detained alongside Büyüksu in Greece — and they heard him being tortured in an adjacent room. Turkish authorities say they are still investigating. The full autopsy results have not yet been released. A Turkish opposition lawmaker raised Büyüksu’s death in parliament. ((Turkish Parliament VIA Twitter/ Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu)) ((Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, Lawmaker from HDP Party)) ((Male in Turkish)) “The Greek authorities committed murder. [The family] want this matter to be considered and followed up by the foreign ministry.” ((NARRATOR)) Greek police have not responded to repeated VOA requests for comment. The Greek coastguard denies pushing migrant boats back into Turkish waters – despite widespread evidence documented by non-governmental organizations. The Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum told VOA they had no record of Büyüksu and could not comment. His family say he did not register for asylum as he wanted to leave Greece to reach France. ((Umut Büyüksu, Brother of Baris)) ((Male in Turkish)) “I want my brother's killers prosecuted. I want to find out who they are. I don't want this case to be covered up like this.” ((NARRATOR)) A bereft family searching for answers. Who killed a beloved son and brother? Who will deliver justice? It raises other questions too — over the policing of Europe’s borders — ((Mandatory courtesy: Mandatory courtesy: Büyüksu Family)) over the human rights of those seeking a better life. ((Henry Ridgwell, for VOA News, London))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TURKEY-GREECE MIGRANT DEATH HEADLINE: Death of Turkish Migrant in Greece Prompts Accusations of Torture TEASER: The body of Barış Büyüksu allegedly showed signs of torture PUBLISHED AT: Monday, 01/30/2023 at 1:15P BYLINE: Henry Ridgwell, Memet Aksakal CONTRIBUTOR: Memet Aksakal DATELINE: IZMIR, TURKEY/LONDON VIDEOGRAPHER: Memet Aksakal VIDEO EDITOR: SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, Salem Solomon VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, AFP, Büyüksu Family, see courtesies PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB X TV X RADIO __ TRT: 3:31 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: )) ((Mandatory courtesy: Buyuksu Family to be added to the script)) ((INTRO)) [[The death of a Turkish migrant after he traveled to a Greek island late last year has prompted demands for Turkey’s foreign ministry to take up the case. As Henry Ridgwell reports, a Turkish lawmaker has accused the Greek government of committing murder — but Greece denies any knowledge.]] ((Mandatory courtesy: Büyüksu Family)) ((NARRATOR)) Barış Büyüksu thought this was the beginning of a new life. He took these images on the Greek island of Kos in October. A few days later he was dead. The 30-year-old paid a smuggling gang to take him to Kos. They gave him a fake Bulgarian identity card. Büyüksu planned to reach Athens — and then take a flight to France. On October 21, he was waiting to board a ferry. A friend told the family he witnessed Büyüksu being detained by police and then bundled into an unmarked black van. The following day, back in Büyüksu’s hometown of Izmir, his family received a call from Turkish police — who told them their son was dead and bore signs of torture. The Turkish coast guard say it found Büyüksu in a boat that had been pushed back into Turkish waters. ((Mandatory Courtesy: TURKISH COAST GUARD)) Several other migrants were on board. Turkey says Büyüksu died from his injuries before a medical team could reach him. ((Reyis Büyüksu, Father of Baris)) ((Male in Turkish)) “We picked up the body from the forensic center and brought it here and buried him. My son being killed is not only a problem for Turkey, but it is also a problem [for] humanity.” ((Saime Büyüksu, Mother of Baris)) ((Female in Turkish)) “He wanted to marry, he had a girlfriend, he had dreams, and he was saying ‘Mother, we should build a house, I will buy gold and I will have a wedding when I come back.’ He went with his dreams to work there. But his dead body came back to me.” ((NARRATOR)) The initial Turkish autopsy said Büyüksu had injuries consistent with torture: cuts and bruises covering his face and body, and internal bleeding. Other migrants on the boat told Turkish police they were detained alongside Büyüksu in Greece — and they heard him being tortured in an adjacent room. Turkish authorities say they are still investigating. The full autopsy results have not yet been released. A Turkish opposition lawmaker raised Büyüksu’s death in parliament. ((Turkish Parliament VIA Twitter/ Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu)) ((Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, Lawmaker from HDP Party)) ((Male in Turkish)) “The Greek authorities committed murder. [The family] want this matter to be considered and followed up by the foreign ministry.” ((NARRATOR)) Greek police have not responded to repeated VOA requests for comment. The Greek coastguard denies pushing migrant boats back into Turkish waters – despite widespread evidence documented by non-governmental organizations. The Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum told VOA they had no record of Büyüksu and could not comment. His family say he did not register for asylum as he wanted to leave Greece to reach France. ((Umut Büyüksu, Brother of Baris)) ((Male in Turkish)) “I want my brother's killers prosecuted. I want to find out who they are. I don't want this case to be covered up like this.” ((NARRATOR)) A bereft family searching for answers. Who killed a beloved son and brother? Who will deliver justice? It raises other questions too — over the policing of Europe’s borders — ((Mandatory courtesy: Mandatory courtesy: Büyüksu Family)) over the human rights of those seeking a better life. ((Henry Ridgwell, for VOA News, London))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date January 30, 2023 13:11 EST
- Byline Henry Ridgwell
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America