‘Windrush’ accusations over sharp rise in Turkish nationals facing removal from UK
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In the UK, the acceptance rate for indefinite leave to remain applications under the Ankara Agreement has fallen by 78 percent in one year. Erroneous calculations and controversial rejection reasons have sparked outrage among Turkish citizens.
In the UK, the rejection of permanent residency applications for some Turkish citizens who settled in the country before 2020 under the Ankara Agreement, for reasons not previously disclosed, is reminiscent of Windrush, where those who migrated to the UK from the Caribbean between 1948 and 1973 were treated as illegal immigrants...
Former foreign secretary urges Home Office to act amid reports of sharp rise in permanent residency offers affecting Turkish nationals, calling treatment 'outrageous'
In the UK, there has been a significant drop in applications from Turkish citizens seeking indefinite leave to remain under the Ankara Agreement. The number of accepted applications has decreased by 78 percent in a year, and errors in rejection decisions and conditions not included in the legislation have sparked outrage. Former Foreign Secretary David Lammy has likened the situation to the Windrush scandal.
The number of Turkish citizens granted indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom under the Ankara Agreement fell from 3,378 in the first six months of the year to 745. A woman undergoing cancer treatment in Turkey was asked to leave the country with her three children. Former Foreign Secretary David Lammy likened the families' experience to the Windrush scandal. The Home Office, however, says it evaluates applications under the same rules.
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