A group of Syrian university students and their teachers who were detained by the Turkish Immigration Department in southern city of Gaziantep has started a hunger strike a week ago, demanding speedy procedures.
A Syrian media source told Zaman al-Wasl that the Turkish authorities detained students at Zirve University and a teacher at the same university.
Turkish authorities had shut down the university because it is funded by the "parallel structure. The source pointed out the teacher and students have nothing to do with this banned group because of the failed coup last July.
Turkish authorities also detained employees of the Danish DCA, and American IMC, and the American relief organization Mercy Corps. Foreign workers were deported to their countries, while Syrian officers, who are currently in danger of being deported to their flaming country, were detained and may be put under trial, according to the media source.
Organizations whose activities were canceled in Turkey according to the Turk Press website:
- Mercy Corps in Turkey: On 20 February 2017, the license to open offices and representations throughout Turkey was revoked.
- Italy-based Coordinating Committee for Voluntary Services (COSV), whose license to work in the states of Istanbul, Gaziantep and Kales on 20 January 2017 has not been renewed.
- The International Organization for Safety (INSO), a UK-based non-governmental organization whose license to operate in the Turkish state of Gaziantep on 15 January 2017 has not been renewed.
- The US-based Commercial Software Manufacturers' Organization (PCBS), whose license to operate in all Turkish states on 2 January 2017, has not been renewed.
- The Turkish-American Alliance Organization: Its license was terminated in all Turkish states on 1 February 2017 at the request of the organization
