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Turkey launches PR campaign to combat human trafficking
Turkish security forces identified 120 victims of human trafficking last year.
The same number was 148 for the year 2007, but nongovernmental organizations estimate that the real number is far beyond these statistics.
Yet officials dismiss claims that they are failing to cope with the human trafficking problem in Turkey. “We are not unsuccessful,” said Abdurrahman Savaş, the manager of the EU relations department of the Ministry of Interior at a press conference yesterday in Ankara.
At the same press conference the Foreign Ministry's migration, asylum and visa directorate department deputy manager, Melih Ulueren, and IMO program coordinator Meltem Ersan joined Savaş to unveil a one-minute campaign film aiming to increase public awareness about human trafficking.
The short film, which is a collection of scenes from security forces operations against human trafficking, promotes the 157 hotline.
The 157 hotline, with support for many languages including Russian, was established both as a tip line and help line for victims of human trafficking.
In line with the goal of “supporting Turkey's efforts to combat human trafficking,” another short film in Russian also was prepared. The film aims to reach potential victims of trafficking.
The films, with accompanying radio spots, will be broadcast on TV channels in Turkey, Moldova and Russia.
According to statistics from last year there were only seven Russian victims of human trafficking identified, but 30 from Uzbekistan and 25 from Turkmenistan.
Although the films will be broadcast on Russian-language channels, statistics so far this year indicate only one Russian victim has been identified.
The EU-funded project's budget is 3 million euros and also aims to strengthen coordination between organizations fighting against human trafficking and to try to rehabilitate victims.
All the officials at the press conference declined to speculate about the true numbers of victims of human trafficking in Turkey, but all underlined that it is a duty of mankind to save them.
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