Domestic Affairs of Turkish Republic
Ankara
It is a well known reality that our Caucasian brothers and sisters mostly from Chechnya (Dagestan, Ingush Republic, Kabardey-Balkar, Karachay- Balkar, Karachay-Cherkess, Nogai, Osset national) have serious problems for long period that refuged Turkey after aggrieving for long lasting war and domestic disturbance we have historical, religious and cultural bonds between. There are almost 1500 Caucasian refugees in Turkey and most of which try to survive under difficult conditions in Umraniye, Beykoz, Fenerbahce and Yalova refugee camps as well as tenants located in various districts of Istanbul mainly Başakşehir, Zeytinburnu, Sefaköy and Beylikdüzü.
Our grateful people and our association give countenance as material and general support to our sisters and brothers and try to help making whatever they can.
School age children of Caucasian immigrant families who could not get residence permit cannot register to schools and face serious problems .
As we experience in each year, we faced residence problems with many Caucasian immigrants (most of which are Chechenian) this year too. many of them were started to be permitted to reside last month by permission of your ministry. Following are information regarding those who applied for extension but not get a positive response and those arrived soon and will apply for residence permit. These people who try to survive in refugee camps in uncertainty for a period more than 10 years applied to our association to solve residence and work permission.
These families who are legally refugees but not acknowledges as refugee in reality would like to benefit rights granted by Geneva Convention signed by Turkey in 1951.
Identity and passport information of aggrieved immigrant brothers and sisters who face serious security problems as well as economical and legal problems are as follows. We hereby request residence permit carrying out required actions.
I salute you with respect.
Nuray Canan Bezirgan
Chairman
