4-year-old Êzidî child with epilepsy held in İzmir removal center

An Êzidî (Yazidi) family attempting to leave Turkey so that their 4-year-old son Alveer, who has severe epilepsy, could receive treatment was detained in İzmir over allegations that their travel documents were forged. While the father was later formally arrested, the mother and her two children were placed in a removal center.