High demand for asylum by Turkish citizens in Germany 42%
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees in Germany announced that more than 1,400 Turkish citizens had applied for asylum in Germany during the months of January and February, and confirmed that the percentage of asylum applications Turkish citizens in Germany rose by almost 42% this year.
NEWS DESK-The Office of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugee Affairs in the city of Nürnberg in southern Germany indicated that as of March 7, 288 holders of diplomatic passports (black passports) and 771 passport holders (green passports) had applied for asylum in Germany , And that these numbers also include children and women.
The office confirmed that more than 1,400 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Germany during the months of January and February last year, while the total number of asylum seekers Turks in Germany about 8,500 Turkish citizens.
The number of asylum seekers in 2016 about 5700 Turkish citizens as a result of the Turkish government imposed on the Turkish citizens of arrests and raids after the attempted coup failed in 2016 and the Turkish President Recep Erdogan, an unprecedented campaign in the country has resulted in the arrest of more than 50 thousand Turkish citizens and the suspension and separation More than 150 thousand government employees. The number of asylum applications recognized in 2017 rose from 8% to 28%, while the number of asylum applications recognized so far this year is almost 42%.
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