The Hamburg-based Journalist and Erdogan critic Adil Yigit feared his expulsion to Turkey. He went Public. After some confusion, the all-clear: Yigit is allowed to stay in Germany.
The despair was listen to Adil Yigit. On Friday, the 60-year-old Hamburger that he had a letter of rejection to his application for a residence permit. The consequence seemed to be the Turkish citizens is clear: Until the end of January of 2019, he must be from Germany, out of state, otherwise would threaten him with deportation to Turkey. Compared to the DW, he found clear words: “This is a disgrace for Germany. Maybe you have to admit that too, and then just go away.”
The reaction of the Hamburg immigration authority would not be able to be both in tonality as the content of different. In a sober German officials, it is noted that for Yigit neither an expulsion ordered, a deportation was planned. Although the rejection of his temporary residence permit had been connected “by default” with a request to depart. In the know will assured him, but “at the same time in writing” that he “will be given after the occurrence of the stock force, a residence permit”. In the case of the authority, which indicates, among other things, to the fact that Yigit refer for years, unemployment benefit II, explains further: “This approach has discussed the competent foreigners authority with Mr. Y. and his lawyer in advance. The rejection of the extension of the previous residence permit has no connection with the political views or activities of Mr. Y.”
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Press conference Merkel-Erodgan: Adil Yigit is discharged by the security forces from the Chancellery.
Yigit had previously brought a politically-motivated connection to the game. Less than a month ago, he was at the end of September at a joint press conference of Angela Merkel and Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his state visit in Germany with a blow to the nationwide known. He had demanded on a T-Shirt in German and Turkish freedom for journalists in Turkey. As a result, he had been by the security forces dissipated. Of journalists ‘ associations, dealing with him has been criticised massively.
Yigit, living since 30 years in Germany and critical of the government Online news portal “Avrupa Postasi” operates, in an interview with DW prompt as a victim of international diplomacy: “Erdogan made me a target. Merkel has visited in the past two, three years, six Times the Turkey. Whatever Erdogan says, to him will be rolled out in Germany, the red carpet. And I want to serve him, probably as a Starter.”
The Situation for journalists in Turkey is getting worse and worse
That Yigit, not least because of such statements, in the case of an extradition to Turkey would have to face massive difficulties, it seems clear. The situation for journalists critical of the government in the country has deteriorated alone in the recent past.
The Turkish newspaper Sözcü published in may of 2017 with blank pages. The situation for critical journalists is bad.
According to the Online-platform “turkey’s purge”, a Homepage of Turkish journalists, the ongoing Updates on the wave of arrests in Turkey, are not alone since the failed coup in the summer of 2016 319 journalists imprisoned and 189 of the media institutions have been closed. Over the years, increasingly the press is also reflected in international comparison: Since the Erdogan’s party AKP from 2002, in Turkey, the government, has worsen the press freedom in the country. In 2002, Turkey was on the world press freedom Index of reporters without borders to rank 99. Today, in the year 2018, the lists of experts, the country ranked 157 out of 180 countries.
Yigits fear of deportation is against this Background, more than understandable. However, he does not have to fear this also, until further notice. The Hamburg immigration authority made a further statement on Monday afternoon, and Yigit was a stay permit on humanitarian grounds in view. An explanation for their initial law-misleading statements, the authority delivered is equal to: for legal reasons, Yigit could be a residence permit for humanitarian reasons is only granted if a residence permit for other reasons will be rejected.