The Council of State examined a case involving the revocation of asylum that had been decided “on national security grounds” without the details being disclosed to the person concerned, and ruled that the individual must have access at least to the “essential content” of the reasons behind the decision.
Specifically, in its ruling, the Plenary of the Council of State stated that when asylum status is revoked on the basis of information related to national security issues, “it must be ensured that the person concerned has access at least to the essential content of the specific reasons invoked by the administrative authority to establish the legal conditions for revoking international protection status, as well as to the essential content of the decisive elements of the case file, particularly regarding the main factual circumstances and conduct attributed to the third-country national, even when such information is legally classified and covered by confidentiality.”
The case concerns a Syrian refugee who was granted refugee status in 2017. His status was later revoked, and his appeal was rejected before the Council of State’s ruling.
The Appeals Committee of the Asylum Authority, which decides on the continuation of asylum status, must also have access to this information.
Hundreds of asylum revocations have been decided in the same way, a practice highlighted in a March 26, 2026 investigation by fyi.news. The ruling now opens the way for those cases to be reviewed as well.
That report referred to the case of Baris Erkus, one of dozens of Turkish political refugees whose protection status is being re-examined, despite having been granted asylum in 2019 after it was determined that he faced persecution in Turkey because of his political beliefs and his Kurdish origin.
Source: News 247
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