Just an update....
Sadegh went to the Iranian embassy today to get a
letter from them, confirming his identity. It seems their conversation
went something like this:
Sadegh: I need a letter confirming my
identity.
Official: Why do you need this?
Sadegh: I need it to obtain
my police certificate from Turkey.
Official: And why do you need that?
Sadegh: For immigration purposes.
Official: No, sorry, we can't issue
such a letter.
Sadegh returned to the Crimial Records Dept. and had the
following conversation:
Sadegh: The Iranian embassy won't give me an
identity letter.
Official: That's ok, you really don't need the police
record anyway.
Sadegh: Yes, I do, it says so on all this paperwork I
have.
Official: That's only for Turkish citizens. You're Iranian and
don't need it.
Sadegh: I've been in Turkey 9 years and have an arrest
on my record which the embassy needs to see.
Official: No, you'll be ok
without it.
:mad:
So, tomorrow he and the lawyer are going once again
to the Criminal Records Department. This is the last day the lawyer can
help him. They will try to get something from them on their official
paper that states they won't comply (yeah...good luck on this one!). I
also suggested that if they can't get that, then the lawyer could write
a statement that even with his help they could not obtain the documents.
Another hope is to get to Ankara a couple of days early and ask for the
records from the Criminal Records department there, or hope the embassy
can point us in the right direction - or better yet, shrug it off (yeah,
right again).
Just thought I'd keep an update on here for future
reference.
Rene <---- :(