Eight Turkish citizens whose passports were revoked by the Turkish government and legal residence in Mongolia ended at the end of July travelled to Canada on August 11 just after Canada decided to grant asylum, Bold Medya reported on Thursday.
An officer from United Nations also escorted the group for the safe exit from Mongolia and security during the journey.
The group applied for asylum with the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in order to avoid feared deportation to Turkey in June and they obtained asylum-seeker certificates that showed that they were under UN protection until Dec. 31, 2019.
They had worried about their future in Mongolia following an alleged Turkish intelligence operation to take a school director back to Turkey in July 2018 which was blocked by the Mongolian government at the last minute after it drew outrage from the public.
The group, consisting mainly of educators and their families, had been denied consular services; their passports had been cancelled; and their legal residence in Mongolia ended on June 30. They were not able to renew their residence permits as their passports were canceled.
After arriving in Canada, the group issued a joint statement thanking Mongolian people for the support and assistance they provided at the very difficult days.
“Mongolia is our second homeland and we will never forget you”, the statement reads.
The Turkish government asked for the extradition of at least 419 people following a controversial coup attempt in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported earlier.
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from Stockholm Center for Freedom https://stockholmcf.org/canada-grants-asylum-to-turkish-nationals-under-un-protection-in-mongolia/
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