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Thousand’s of Turkish diplomats and civil servants among the 15,654 people sought asylum in Germany

April 2, 2018 By administrator

Turkish diplomats and civil servants asylum claimants

Turkish diplomats and civil servants asylum claimants

A thousand Turkish diplomats and civil servants are among the 15,654 people who have sought asylum in Germany since the failed coup in 2016. The figures exclude fugitive Turkish soldiers.

Germany’s Federal Agency for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) disclosed Sunday that 288 holders of Turkish diplomatic passports and 771 Turkish “green” (civil service) passports had sought asylum in Germany from 2016 until early March 2018.

The count included the applicants’ children, said the Nuremburg-based BAMF, adding that its tally did not include asylum-seeking Turkish soldiers.

On the back of the July 2016 attempt, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suspended or fired around 150,000 civil servants, and jailed some 50,000 people, claiming that a one-time ally, US-resident preacher Fethulah Gulen, was behind the failed coup.

Ankara has also called for Europe to send back Turkish asylum-seekers allegedly aligned with Kurdish militants.

Asylum grants rise

Updating its tally to 15,654 for all Turks who had sought asylum in Germany since 2016, BAMF said some 8,500 did so last year and 5,700 in 2016. More than 1,400 people had applied up to the end of February this year, the agency added.

The number of applications approved rose during 2017 from eight to 28 percent, and so far in 2018 climbed to 42 percent of those applying to stay in Germany, BAMF said.

Discreet assistance across Germany

Two German-Turkish journalists, Hüseyin Topel and Fatih Aktürk, said asylum applicants were assisted across Germany by a diverse network of individuals, of both German and Turkish origin.

Despite Turkey’s recent release of Die Welt correspondent Deniz Yücel, a political sea-change inside Turkey was not evident, Topel and Aktürk remarked.

“Whoever comments critically about the [Turkish] government or government members is branded as a national traitor,” said Topel.

Reporting concerns

A fugitive Turkish lawyer, who reportedly spent six months in Turkish custody, was identified by DPA as 43-year-old Murat T. He described how he and his wife sought help only within Germany via trusted intermediaries: “We avoid the Turkish community, which has long lived here [in Germany]. Otherwise, we cannot be sure to avoid someone betraying us to the [Turkish] government,” said Murat.

The lawyer expressed concern in relation to some of Germany’s 3 million Turkish residents who he suggested were manipulated by the Turkish media: “They seem to believe Erdogan’s every word.”

Another exiled Turk, a businesswoman identified only as 40-year-old Selina, told DPA that “mistrust is a condition that we have had to live with over the past two years.”

“We were spied upon, lost good old friends, and were denounced as alleged Gulen supporters,” she added.

Christian helpers

A third asylum-seeker, identified as Canan A., a teacher, told DPA that practical assistance, such as for recognition of his academic qualification, was provided via Christian church circles.

“I’ve been helped a lot by the Diakonie,” Canan said, referring to the nationwide social welfare network run by Germany’s Protestant churches.

Canan said he and his wife wanted to stay and contribute their talents in Germany.

Democracy in Turkey had been “shredded,” its opposition intimidated and the country also faced economic ruin, Canan told DPA.

ipj/jm (dpa, Reuters, AFP)

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Turkish diplomat jumping the ship: German press: 3 Turkish diplomats apply for asylum in Germany

October 8, 2016 By administrator

turkish-deplomatThree Turkish diplomats and a military attaché have applied for asylum in Germany, German media reported on Friday.

A joint report by the Süddeutsche daily, West German Broadcasting Cologne (WDR) and Northern German Broadcasting (NDR) said the passports of eight Turkish diplomats in Germany were revoked over alleged ties to a social movement led by Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. The report said three of the eight diplomats have applied for asylum in Germany.

Based on sources from the German Foreign Ministry, the report also mentioned Col. Ayhan Dağlı, Turkey’s military attaché in Berlin, saying that the officer whose whereabouts in Germany are unknown also applied for asylum. His posting to Berlin was approaching an end, and he was expected to return to Turkey.

The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has yet to make a decision on the asylum applications, but German authorities fear the outbreak of another diplomatic dispute with Turkey as the two countries recently repaired ties. Turkey returned its ambassador to Germany, Hüseyin Avni Karslıoğlu, to Berlin on Friday after a four-month absence from the embassy.

The rest of the German-based diplomats have returned to Turkey, the report said, but added that number of asylum applications may increase.

Source: http://www.dw.com/en/several-turkish-diplomats-apply-for-asylum-in-germany-media/a-35994036

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