Record number of Turks requires asylum in the EU

valletta - More and more Turks are applying for asylum in EU countries. In October there were 2880, 9 percent more than the previous month and a record number. The majority has recently arrived in the EU, reports it...

Immigration services in Europe had 17,300 applications from Turkish citizens by the end of October, also a record. In cases handled, 44 percent received a protected status in the past six months, almost always that of refugee.