To grant the same sponsorship scheme offered for Ukranians to Turkish victims

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

To launch a sponsorship scheme to allow Turkish earthquake victims and their family members to live, work and study in the UK, via sponsors who would accommodate them for a period of at least 6 months. People would have the opportunity to contribute to the UK economy whilst recovering from the event

13 million people were residing in the cities struck by the earthquake in southeast Turkey. 6,444 apartments have collapsed completely, and hundreds of thousands are uninhabitable after suffering significant damage. It would take years for the Turkish government to provide remedy for the damage inflicted by this terrible event. The death toll is expected to exceed 75 thousand people and the drone footages show that cities have turned into a big rubble, similar to the war torn cities of Ukraine.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Create a Turkish Family Scheme visa for people homeless due to the earthquake: Create a Turkish Family Scheme visa for people homeless due to the earthquake

Create emergency visa schemes for victims of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: Create emergency visa schemes for victims of earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Timeline

10 Feb 2023	Petition opened for signatures
15 Feb 2023	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Feb 2023

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