Turkey forces hundreds to return to Syria

ISTANBUL, 25 October 2022, (TON): A leading human rights group said “hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period.”

The treatment of migrants living in Turkey under temporary protection is a breach of international law, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report.

The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria.

Turkey houses the world’s largest refugee population, mostly 3.6 million Syrians who fled the decade-long war in their country.

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