http://www.westernpeople.ie/news/ojkfmhauey/
http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option ... &Itemid=46
Shame on the Dept of Justice and Equality and Tom Russell
hope their conscience stings this Christmas.
Embassy of Ireland, Ankara ankaraembassy@dfa.ie
His Excellency Tom Russell
First Secretary Padraig MacCoscair
Second Secretary Niamh Neylon
Tel +90-312-459 1000
Fax:+90-312-459 1022
The father also died tragically,A couple began a hunger strike yesterday (Monday) morning outside An Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s Castlebar office in a desperate bid to get Irish visas for their adopted children.
Anne Dogan (nee Brennan), a native of Doocastle, Charlestown, and her husband, Fiko, adopted two girls, who are Fiko’s neices, almost 18 months ago, after the children’s mother had died. However, they were informed recently that because the Turkish adoption procedure has not been recognised in the State since 2000, the Department of Justice is unwilling to grant the girls Irish visas.
Ms Dogan works as a nurse in Sligo, where she now lives with her husband. She has issued an impassioned plea calling on the Taoiseach to give her nieces, Fatma (10) and Yagmur (7), the visas they need to allow them leave the Turkish orphanage where they have lived for two years and come to Ireland.
[/quote]Ann told the Western People that her husband’s two nieces, Fatma, aged 10 and Yagmur, aged seven, were orphaned in Turkey last year. They were the children of Fikret's brother who died tragically. They adopted the children in Turkey, obtained their passports and applied for visas to bring them to Ireland. However, four weeks ago, they were turned down for the visas by the Irish Embassy. Ann said they had asked local Fine Gael Minister of State in Sligo-North Leitrim, John Perry for help but he was unable to assist. They then approached the Taoiseach, who told them he would do what he could, but the visas were later refused.