United Kingdom's Flash decision on the Ankara Agreement

The British Supreme Court has authorized the Ministry of the Interior to examine the merits of the case in favor of the conclusion of the Ankara Agreement on work permits and unlimited stay of citizens Turks.

Ipek Leni Candan, founder of an association of Turkish businessmen created by the Turks came to the UK using the Ankara agreements, said in a written statement that the Court Supreme, who evaluated his claims, had accepted the application for leave to open the case to the Ministry of the Interior.

Candan said, satisfied with yesterday's court ruling, that the fact that the court ruled our case further reinforces our belief that the practice against us was unfair and illegal. Our struggle will continue until we recover our rights.

The Ministry of the Interior this year, the decision to apply for an indefinite period to 5 years, the examination of language and culture is obliged to charge the application fee of 2,389 sterling per person transferring Candan, currently in the UK about 12 000 500 beneficiaries of the Ankara agreement He noted that the rights of the Turkish citizen were compromised by this regulation.

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"VERY INCREDIBLE JUSTICE"

Yaşar Doğan, the attorney of the case, said: ız The Supreme Court Judge decided to consider the merits of our case because our request base, which advocates the violation of expectations our customers, has been found to be justifiable and defensible. Now, the basics of our case will be reviewed and decided to wait until the trial day is connected, "he said.

Stressing the injustice of the ministry's regulations without knowing the transition process, said Dogan, iz While this situation in which there is an obvious injustice and injustice must be resolved without resorting to the courts, the Ministry of the Interior does not left no other way to go to court. We will succeed and succeed.

The association of Turkish businessmen ış 70 had collected about 70,000 books during the donation campaign launched on the Internet to finance the procedure.

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NEW REGULATION

Turkish citizens who have obtained a visa under the Association Agreement with the European Community (ECAA), known as the Ankara Agreement, may not request a term session. undetermined until after five years of uninterrupted life and work in the United Kingdom. Turkish citizens could apply for an indefinite term after 4 years in the previous practice.

After a court ruling in March, the ministry suspended periodic residence permits and announced the creation of a new visa category for Turkish citizens establishing indefinitely their activities.

Turkey, in 1959, was admitted to the then called the European Economic Community, in 1963, also provides for a visa to serve the community of Turkish citizens in the member countries had signed the agreement of в # <в # < Ankara.

In the United Kingdom, Turks received a residence permit for one year under this agreement and were able to apply for an indefinite term. a