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ASYLUM SEEKER AT SERIOUS HEALTH RISK [Türkiye 22.25]

UA: 22.25 Türkiye

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Afghan asylum seeker, Tabriz Saifi, who is blind due to chronic diabetes and dependent on life-saving kidney dialysis three times a week, is at immediate risk after his application for international protection was rejected on February 28, 2025 by the Bursa Migration Management Directorate. This decision, which Tabriz Saifi and his family are appealing, led to the abrupt end to his access to health and life preserving medical treatment in state hospitals. The authorities must restore his access to free healthcare, and any other services that he may need, in accordance with the suspensive effect of the family’s pending appeal.

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Dear Mr. Hüseyin Kök,

I am writing to request your urgent intervention to ensure that Afghan asylum seeker, Tabriz Saifi, who is disabled and dependent on life-saving kidney dialysis three times a week, is able to continue to access the free healthcare he urgently needs.

Tabriz Saifi and his family (mother, father and two adult siblings) have been in Türkiye since 2016 as asylum seekers.

On February 28, 2025, following an interview with Tabriz Saifi at the Bursa Migration Management Directorate, the family was informed that their application had been rejected on the grounds that they ‘do not have a well-founded fear of persecution on grounds of race, religion, ethnicity, membership in a social group, or political opinions’.

I urge you to take immediate action to ensure that Tabriz Saifi continues to receive free kidney dialysis three times a week, as well as any other medical treatment required for his complex health condition. In line with Türkiye’s human rights obligations, including the right to health, the authorities must ensure access to lifesaving care for individuals like Tabriz Saifi. Denying him this essential treatment would be a violation of these obligations.

Yours sincerely,

[YOUR NAME]

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Mr. Hüseyin Kök, Presidency of Migration Management

Çamlıca Mahallesi 122. Cadde No:4

Yenimahalle/ANKARA

Fax: +90 312 422 09 00-99

[email protected] @gocidaresi

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CC: Embassy of Türkiye in the United States, Ambassador Sedat Önal

2525 Massachusetts Avenue, NW,

Washington DC 20008

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