Migrant Hostages : A Lucrative Business in Turkey
Last week’s discovery of 96 Pakistani and Afghan migrants who had spent a month chained in an Istanbul basement was met with reactions of shock and horror. The men had paid traffickers between four and five thousand lira to cross into Turkey with the intention of eventually reaching Europe. Upon arriving in Istanbul, they were locked in a basement, with their captors demanding that the men call their families to inform them they had arrived in Europe, and ask for money. Those who refused were tortured. Fortunately, one of the men was able to get a hold of a key. After he released the others, they banded together to attack their captors and then summoned help.
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