Turkey: Forcible return

Index Number: EUR 44/016/2008
Date Published: 18 September 2008
Categories: Turkey

Alim Rahmanov, Umide Razikova, and their son Rahmetullah Adilof, are Uzbekistani nationals who are at risk of being forcibly returned to Iran where their lives would be at risk. The family were part of a group of 27 Uzbekistani refugees and asylum-seekers that include 15 children. They were all residing in the eastern city of Van in Turkey and were required to report to the Van General Directorate of Security (VSD), under the Turkish asylum regulations.