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Rights group: Turkey forces hundreds to return to Syria

Syrian migrant Mohammad Dima with his children in front of their shelter in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) A man selling cheap clothes rides a bike in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) A Syrian migrant women sit in front of their shelters in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) A nearly abandoned building where Syrian migrants live in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) Syrian migrant boys Omar Mustafa, center, Aldulhay Hassan, left, and Yusuf Mustafa in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) A Syrian migrant man and daughter stand in front of their shelter in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) Syrian migrant boys Omar Mustafa, right, Aldulhay Hassan, center, and Yusuf Mustafa in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) A Syrian migrant man carries a child on his back in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) Nearly abandoned houses where Syrian migrants live in Ulus district, the old part of Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday, Oct. 24. The Turkish government has in the past rejected accusations of forcibly returning refugees to Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Rights group: Turkey forces hundreds to return to Syria