Metin Çorabatır, President of IGAM, said in a statement “It is a very sad situation. This is an important border between the two countries. Since 2015, many people have passed through Turkey. The most important article of the Geneva Convention on the international refugee movement is 33rd. In this article, it refers to not sending refugees back, repatriation of people under humanitarian conditions. We encounter tremendous human rights violations. Greece now has an opinion on building a more enclosed place on these islands. This is not an acceptable situation in terms of international law. Better mechanisms need to be established with the participation of the two countries and the EU.” on the live broadcast of CNN TURK.
You can watch the full statement from 06:00 on the link below (only available in Turkish).
