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Sharp increase in emigration from Turkey in 2023

Sharp increase in emigration from Turkey in 2023

Conversely, immigration to Turkey saw a 35% decrease from the previous year. Among foreign nationals, Russians topped the list for both those immigrating to and leaving Turkey.

Police force African restaurant in Ankara to change colors of signboard

Police force African restaurant in Ankara to change colors of signboard

The signboard was yellow, red, and green, which are the colors of the Union of African States flag. The police thought it resembled the PKK.

Refugee Policies Based on Social Gender Needed for Syrian Women

Refugee Policies Based on Social Gender Needed for Syrian Women

Freizer from UN, Çorabatır from Asylum and Immigration Research Center, and Ghanem from Syrian Women for Peace Initiative have expressed that UN 1325, CEDAW and İstanbul Convention pave the way for accepting refugee policy sensitive to social gender.

7 March 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Amnesty: Turkey Shall End Illegal Detainments and Deportations

Amnesty: Turkey Shall End Illegal Detainments and Deportations

International Amnesty announcing that refugees in Turkey are being locked up and deported, has written in its latest report that some of the refugees are being handcuffed for days, beaten up and expelled to countries where they had fled.

16 December 2015

"Borders are the Actual Problem"

IMMIGRANT SOLIDARITY NETWORK

"Borders are the Actual Problem"

The Immigrant Solidarity Network and international non-governmental organizations went to the immigration centre in Edirne after the four-day "Transborder Conference" to demand "the right to free movement and a world without borders".

21 March 2012 Ekin Karaca

A Congolese in Istanbul Rebels Against Life Through His Songs

Multicultural Creativity In The Mediterranean

A Congolese in Istanbul Rebels Against Life Through His Songs

Reggae artist Enzo Ikah, who rebels against wars and injustices with his music, is becoming the voice of peace and love in Turkey, a country rapidly becoming more multicultural due to immigration.

26 April 2011 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

French State Becoming more and more Xenophobic

French State Becoming more and more Xenophobic

The French Government announced that they will shut down the existing 300 Roma camps, claiming they became crime centers. The total number of deportees was 11.000 last year. EU specialist Aktar sees a connection between radical changes of policies and President Sarkozy's run-up to the 2011 elections.

27 September 2010 Burak Cop