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| Title | Turkey: The circumstances under which a person who has not completed his military service, could be issued a passport; special restrictions on passports issued to persons who are eligible for service but have not yet performed their military service (January 1999 - September 2004) |
| Publisher | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Country | Turkey |
| Publication Date | 30 September 2004 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TUR42997.E |
| Reference | 7 |
| Cite as | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Turkey: The circumstances under which a person who has not completed his military service, could be issued a passport; special restrictions on passports issued to persons who are eligible for service but have not yet performed their military service (January 1999 - September 2004), 30 September 2004, TUR42997.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/42df61ad2.html [accessed 30 May 2012] |
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Turkey: The circumstances under which a person who has not completed his military service, could be issued a passport; special restrictions on passports issued to persons who are eligible for service but have not yet performed their military service (January 1999 - September 2004)
Information on the circumstances under which a person who has not completed his military service could be issued a passport, in addition to that which is provided on page 14 of the July 2001 report entitled "Turkey/Military Service" by the government of The Netherlands, could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
The Netherlands. July 2001. Directorate for Movements of Persons, Migration and Consular Affairs, Asylum and Migration Division. Turkey – Military Service. <http://www.ecoi.net/pub/ms59_neth-tur0701.pdf> [Accessed 29 Sept. 2004]
Additional Sources Consulted
The Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, in Ottawa, did not respond to a letter requesting information.
Internet sites, including: BBC, Country Report on Human Rights Pracitces for 2003, Dialog/WNC, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey – Ottawa, Embassy of the Republic of Turkey – Washington, European Country of Origin Information Network (ECOI), Freedom in the World 2004, Human Rights Watch (HRW), IND Country Report: Turkey (April 2004), International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF), Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Turkish Daily News, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkish Ministry of Interior (in Turkish).
Topics: Military service,
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