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Turkey: First deported refugees arrive in Dikili from Greece
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04.04.2016
The first boat to deport so-called 'irregular migrants' from Greece to Turkey arrived in Dikili on the Turkish coast on Monday morning, as operations for the controversial refugee deal between the EU and Turkey began.
The people on board were amongst those who were detained on the island over the past two weeks, but had not yet requested political asylum.
Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala stated that 500 refugees were expected to be deported to Turkey from Greece on Monday, with Greek authorities providing 400 names.
Under the deal reached between the EU and Turkey on March 18, European countries will take in one Syrian refugee directly out of Turkey for every refugee returned from Greece. The EU has offered Turkey €6 billion ($6.7 billion), once an initial €3 billion ($3.3 billion) that was agreed to in November 2015 is spent. Human rights groups have been heavily critical of the deal, with The UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, saying that its implementation could amount to a violation of human rights.
The people on board were amongst those who were detained on the island over the past two weeks, but had not yet requested political asylum.
Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala stated that 500 refugees were expected to be deported to Turkey from Greece on Monday, with Greek authorities providing 400 names.
Under the deal reached between the EU and Turkey on March 18, European countries will take in one Syrian refugee directly out of Turkey for every refugee returned from Greece. The EU has offered Turkey €6 billion ($6.7 billion), once an initial €3 billion ($3.3 billion) that was agreed to in November 2015 is spent. Human rights groups have been heavily critical of the deal, with The UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, saying that its implementation could amount to a violation of human rights.
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