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About ten years ago, Turkey opened its doors to millions of Syrian immigrants fleeing the war. However, after the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan, the attitude towards the new flows of people seeking asylum seems to have changed…
A concrete wall on the border, police raids in the middle of the night in “shock houses”, deportation centers, this is how Turkey intensifies measures to combat illegal immigration.
Ferouz, a martial arts champion in Afghanistan, now picks up trash in Van, Turkey. The immigration services, contrary to international agreements, refuse to give him documents, condemning him to a clandestine life. Like Najibullah, a former Afghan Army soldier. He moonlights and survives on bread and water, hoping to save enough to try to migrate to Europe.
Turkey is toughening its stance against these immigrants for multiple reasons: the value of the pound is plummeting, inflation is rising steadily, as well as growing frustration among Turks who are beginning to struggle to make ends meet. Xenophobic statements are increasingly present, as are riots and protests against migrants.
How will Turkey and President Erdogan manage to satisfy both an overwhelmed population that no longer accepts new immigrants, and a Europe that wants to keep them in Turkish territory to prevent them from reaching its soil? To try to answer this question, ARTE consulted the Turkish authorities and the population, but also these Afghan immigrants who dream of a better life.
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