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Turkey: 1. Please advise whether official records of birth and marriage in Turkey are unreliable. 2. What is the current treatment of Kurdish people in Istanbul? In the rest of Turkey? Do they have state protection? 3. Please provide information (including policies) about the HADEP and the DTP. How are members treated by the Turkish government? 4. Are there reports of assaults/rapes by government officers/police against Kurdish women? 5. Information about relocation? Is a Kurdish accent recognisable throughout Turkey?

28 April 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Turkey: 1. What is the attitude towards atheists in Turkey, particularly ones who were born Muslim? 2. Would authorities fail to protect an atheist from attacks by the general public? 3. Are there any reports of Hezbollah targeting atheists/non-practising Muslims in Turkey?

1 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

RRT Case No. 0908130

23 December 2009 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Domestic violence - Honour killings - Kurd - Non-state agents of persecution - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Social group persecution - State protection | Countries: Australia - Türkiye

Turkey: 1. Please provide information on state protection for women in Turkey who fear honour killings. 2. How do the police in Turkey respond to threats of honour killings? 3. Please provide information on the Safi sect of Islam in Turkey. 4. Is the Safi sect of Islam present in eastern Turkey? 5. If so, what is its level of influence compared to other Islamic sects in eastern Turkey? 6. Is there information on the system of honour known as Tore in Turkey? 7. Is there a link between the Safi sect of Islam and the Tore system of honour in Turkey? 8. Would a woman under threat of honour killing in Istanbul be able to safely relocate to eastern Turkey?

6 September 2007 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Turkey: 1. Is there any known Kurdish mafia that operates in Ankara, Turkey? 2. If there is a Kurdish mafia, what sort of crimes are the Kurdish mafia accused of carrying out? 3. If there is a Kurdish mafia, do the police in Ankara limit their activities? 4. Is there a Kurdish mafia figure named "Kurdish Ahmed" in Ankara? 5. Question deleted. 6. How are the police organised, controlled in Ankara, Turkey? 7. Is there any information about how the police operate in Turkey? 8. Is there corruption in the police force? 9. Can the police be bribed?

27 October 2006 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Turkey: 1. What are the attitudes of Kurds in Turkey towards women who marry non-Kurds and non-Alevis? 2. Are there any issues in relation to women who marry people of Orthodox Christian faith? 3. Does the attitude and treatment vary between the general community and members of a strictly religious Kurdish Alevi family? 4. What protection is offered by the Turkish authorities to women who may be subject to harm from their family for entering into such marriages?

25 July 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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