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Syrian teen killed in İstanbul park shooting, five detained

Syrian teen killed in İstanbul park shooting, five detained

The family’s lawyer says they suspect the attack may have been racially motivated but warned against drawing early conclusions.

26 September 2024 Evrim Kepenek

Syrian refugee child killed in Mersin scrapyard fire

Syrian refugee child killed in Mersin scrapyard fire

The 6-year-old child was killed while other family members were left unscathed.

Three children drown in irrigation canals, one still missing after five days

Three children drown in irrigation canals, one still missing after five days

One of the children was the son of a family of seasonal agricultural workers and two were Syrian refugees.

Three refugee children killed in house fire in southeastern Türkiye

Three refugee children killed in house fire in southeastern Türkiye

The children from Syria are believed to have died of smoke inhalation.

23 January 2023

EU Delegation head praises Turkey for Syrian children's education

EU Delegation head praises Turkey for Syrian children's education

More than 700,000 out of the 1.2 million school-age Syrian refugee children in Turkey are integrated into the country's education system, according to officials from Turkey and the EU.

22 September 2021

Symbolizing refugee children, Little Amal’s journey begins in Antep

Symbolizing refugee children, Little Amal’s journey begins in Antep

With her kilometers long journey from Turkey’s Antep to England’s Manchester, Little Amal will raise concerns and publicity about the problems faced by refugee children on their journey to Europe with or without their families.

Study: Refugee students need multilingual learning materials

Study: Refugee students need multilingual learning materials

Thirty of the 50 families interviewed said their children were able to attend online classes.

14-year-old Syrian child worker stabbed to death

14-year-old Syrian child worker stabbed to death

Child worker Vail el-Mansur was stabbed to death by his peers from his neighborhood while he was on his way to work in Konya province.

22 October 2020

'The Dark Report': 2,618 Children Subjected to Rights Violations in 2018

'The Dark Report': 2,618 Children Subjected to Rights Violations in 2018

661 cases of rights violations resulted in death and 822 cases resulted in injury, according to the report by the Migration and Humanitarian Aid Foundation.

6 December 2019

Almost Half of Syrian Refugees Cannot Go to School

Almost Half of Syrian Refugees Cannot Go to School

Republican People's Party (CHP) MP Gürer has brought up the education problem of the children of nearly 4 million Syrian refugees in the parliament.

27 December 2018

UNICEF: ‘Syrian Children Should be at School not at Work’

UNICEF: ‘Syrian Children Should be at School not at Work’

UNICEF has expressed its concerns regarding the figures of Syrian children engaged in child labour in Turkey.

Suggestions for Education Rights of Refugee Children

İSTANBUL BİLGİ UNİVERSİTY CHILD STUDIES UNIT

Suggestions for Education Rights of Refugee Children

ÇOÇA has brought a series of propositions for the Syrian refugee children ranging from language courses to the need of translator, from the administrators learning to look at the matter based on rights to giving teachers psycho-social support.

UNICEF Executive Director: “Not Enough to be Shocked by These Images. Shock Must be Matched by Action"

UNICEF Executive Director: “Not Enough to be Shocked by These Images. Shock Must be Matched by Action"

UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake said “At least a quarter of those seeking refuge in Europe are children – in the first six months of this year, more than 106,000 children claimed asylum in Europe.”

4 September 2015