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Fourteen Refugees Injured in Vehicle Crash

Fourteen Refugees Injured in Vehicle Crash

Fourteen people have been injured after the vehicle carrying Afghan refugees overturned in the border province of Edirne.

2 September 2019

Refugees Museum: 'You Went Away, Your Belongings were Left to Us"

Refugees Museum: 'You Went Away, Your Belongings were Left to Us"

The belongings that refugees left before taking boats to the shores of Greek islands are on display in an exhibition in Kuşadası, Aydın.

2 August 2019 Sakine Orman

‘If the Right to Life is at Stake, Borders Shouldn’t be the Matter of Debate’

CAMPAIGN BY WE ARE ALL MIGRANTS INITIATIVE

‘If the Right to Life is at Stake, Borders Shouldn’t be the Matter of Debate’

Speaking at the discussion panel on removal of Syrian refugees, representatives from non-governmental organizations have emphasized that the practices in question are against the law.

1 August 2019 Dilek Durgun ,Asmin Ayçe İdil Kaya

Rate of Those Who Say ‘I Would Share the Same House with Syrians’ Falls by Half

100TH BAROMETER BY KONDA RESEARCH

Rate of Those Who Say ‘I Would Share the Same House with Syrians’ Falls by Half

KONDA Research has shared the answers given to its question on “view on Syrian refugees.” The rate of the ones who say “I would share the same house with Syrians” has fallen from 14 to 7 percent in the last three years.

30 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

‘Why are Removal Centers Closed to Civil Society?’

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY HDP MP KEMALBAY

‘Why are Removal Centers Closed to Civil Society?’

HDP MP Kemalbay has brought the allegations of torture and ill treatment in Harmandalı Removal Center into Parliamentary agenda. Referring to an article by bianet, she has asked, “Why are the removal centers completely closed to civil society?”

Syrians in Turkey According to Directorate General of Migration Management Data

Syrians in Turkey According to Directorate General of Migration Management Data

According to data shared by Directorate General of Migration Management, there are 3 million 630 thousand 575 Syrians under temporary protection in Turkey. The highest number of Syrians live İstanbul, Antep and Urfa.

Minister Soylu Announces 80 Thousand People will be Deported This Year

Minister Soylu Announces 80 Thousand People will be Deported This Year

Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has announced that an average of 80 thousand people will be deported from Turkey this year. Indicating that this figure is 40-50 percent higher than the previous years, Soylu has said, “We have to do it.”

Harmandalı Removal Center Told from Inside: Battery, Attempted Suicide, Illness, Death

Harmandalı Removal Center Told from Inside: Battery, Attempted Suicide, Illness, Death

A security guard from the Harmandalı Removal Center has spoken to bianet about what happened “inside”: 1,500 people live in a 750-person place, most of them sleep on the floor. The ones who do not want to be deported constantly commit suicide.

23 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Fifteen Refugees Killed in Minibus Roll Over in Van

Fifteen Refugees Killed in Minibus Roll Over in Van

Fifteen refugees, including children, have been killed and 28 were wounded after a minibus carrying refugees fell into a ditch.

‘We are all Migrants - No to Racism’ Petition Against Hatred Towards Migrants

‘We are all Migrants - No to Racism’ Petition Against Hatred Towards Migrants

The campaign of “We are all Migrants - No to Racism” has launched an online petition against the escalating hatred towards migrants in Turkey. The campaign has emphasized that social media contributes to the spread of hate speech.

Minibus Carrying Refugees Crashes into Shop, 10 People Lose Their Lives

Minibus Carrying Refugees Crashes into Shop, 10 People Lose Their Lives

After a minibus carrying refugees crashed into a shop in Turkey’s northwestern province of Edirne, 10 people have lost their lives and 30 others have been injured.

Allegations of Tuberculosis Epidemic in Repatriation Center on Parliamentary Agenda

Allegations of Tuberculosis Epidemic in Repatriation Center on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP MP Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the allegations of tuberculosis epidemic among the refugees held in Iğdır Repatriation Center and asked the conditions and medical treatment opportunities of the camp.

'Europe's Resurgent Fascism: A Consequence of the Establishment's Choices'

NİLÜFER ZENGİN INTERVIEWS LEADING SYRIZA MP KAVVADIA

'Europe's Resurgent Fascism: A Consequence of the Establishment's Choices'

European Parliament elections will witness "a pan-European coalition of democratic and progressive forces, for creating a common front against both neoliberalism and far-right populism," says SYRIZA's Anneta Kavvadia.

12 May 2019 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

‘Householders Unwilling to Rent Out Their Houses to LGBTIs and Migrants’

REPORT ON PERCEPTION OF DISCRIMINATION IN TURKEY

‘Householders Unwilling to Rent Out Their Houses to LGBTIs and Migrants’

The Report on Perception of Discrimination has shown that those groups complaining about different types of discrimination have met on a common ground when it comes to perception of discrimination against migrants, Kurds and LGBTIs.

8 February 2019

“Maritime Transit Increasing as Tensions Rise”

GÖRENDAĞ FROM AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SPEAKS

“Maritime Transit Increasing as Tensions Rise”

News of capsized boats and drowning refugees has started to come from the Meriç (Maritsa or Evros) River as well, after many such reports from the Aegean Sea. Görendağ from Amnesty International believes maritime transit increases in the spring, and that tensions in the political climate will only fuel its rise.

15 February 2018 Ayça Söylemez

UN: World Refugee Deaths Top 4,000 for the 4th Straight Year

UN: World Refugee Deaths Top 4,000 for the 4th Straight Year

In a press meeting in Geneva, IOM stated that 4,200 refugees have lost their lives world wide and the number of refugee deaths has topped 4,000 for the 4th straight year.

22 September 2017

Soldiers Using Violence Against Refugees Detained

Soldiers Using Violence Against Refugees Detained

Four refugees who were battered while attempting to cross to Antep from Syria have been deported. The soldiers who inflicted violence on the refugees have been detained and judicial and administrative actions have been launched into them.

9.7% of Syrian Refugees University Graduates

9.7% of Syrian Refugees University Graduates

Support to Life has said that “It is clear as a day that the Syrian refugees in our country are not lacking any capacity of producing economic value. There is no reason for Turkey to not turn it into an opportunity”.

Çavuşoğlu: ‘It is Our Right to Reconsider Refugee Deals’

Çavuşoğlu: ‘It is Our Right to Reconsider Refugee Deals’

Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu has commentated on the cooperation between the US and PYD/YPG in Raqqa: “It is very dangerous and risky for the future of Syria”.

‘Migration School’ to Start on April 10

‘Migration School’ to Start on April 10

“Migration School” founded by İzmir Solidarity Academy will start on April 10. The deadline for applications is April 5.

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Kuşadası

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Kuşadası

A boat carrying refugees has sunk offshore Davutlar of Kuşadası district in İzmir. According to the initial findings, 11 people have lost their lives, nine others have been rescued.

Woman to Woman Refugee Kitchen

Woman to Woman Refugee Kitchen

The pickles they used to prepare in their hometowns for the winter have now become their glim of hope to survive.

19 January 2017 Nilay Vardar

Refugees, Migrants Escape From Removal Center in Fire

Refugees, Migrants Escape From Removal Center in Fire

123 refugees and migrants have escaped from the Removal Center in Kumkapı following the fire which broke out in the center.

21 November 2016

Housing Development Administration to Entirely Block Syrian Border

Housing Development Administration to Entirely Block Syrian Border

TOKİ has taken over the task of putting up the wall from the Ministry of Defense to entirely block the Syrian border of 900 km. Razor wire will be placed on the concrete wall of 3-meter high to be built throughout the borderline.

28 September 2016

Wall on Syrian Border to be Completed by End of Year

Wall on Syrian Border to be Completed by End of Year

The concrete wall to be built on a 350-km long section of the Turkey-Syria border is planned to be completed by the end of the year. Although the aim of the wall has been reasoned with regards to the armed conflicts, the border is also closed to the refugees.

The Amnesty: EU’s Sending Refugees Back to Turkey Illegal

The Amnesty: EU’s Sending Refugees Back to Turkey Illegal

The Amnesty International in its report titled “ No safe refuge: Asylum-seekers and refugees denied effective protection in Turkey” has asked the EU to stop sending the refugees back to Turkey.

EU: Erdoğan Should Consider Carefully Before Abolishing Readmission Agreement

EU: Erdoğan Should Consider Carefully Before Abolishing Readmission Agreement

European Commission President Juncker has noted that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan should think twice before abolishing the deal on refugees reached with the EU.

Clowns Without Borders and the Humanitarian Summit in our Hearts

Clowns Without Borders and the Humanitarian Summit in our Hearts

Clowns Without Borders Organization has met with hundreds of children and children refugees from Syria and Iraq in particular during four days in the event organized by NGOs.

HRW: Turkey Should Open Borders to Refugees

HRW: Turkey Should Open Borders to Refugees

Human Rights Watch has urged international organizations and UN not to remain silent to keeping the Syrian border closed for the last 1.5 years.

Regulations of Right to Work for Refugees Issued on Official Gazette

Regulations of Right to Work for Refugees Issued on Official Gazette

The Association of Bridging Peoples İstanbul Representative Attorney Gülsüm Karacan, has noted that the new regulation on work permit for refugees was pleasant and underlined that its application needed to be monitored.

26 April 2016 Beyza Kural

MSF: Over 100,000 Syrians Gathered on Turkish Border

MSF: Over 100,000 Syrians Gathered on Turkish Border

MSF has stated that over 35,000 persons have fled the camps in Azaz region of Aleppo taken over by ISIS and more than 100,000 persons caught between the active ISIS frontline, Kurdish-controlled territories and the Turkish border.

Journalist Kılıç Speaks About Refugees on Macedonian Border

Journalist Kılıç Speaks About Refugees on Macedonian Border

Journalist Bülent Kılıç has told the condition of the refugees who have been waiting to cross into Macedonia for two months: "There are long queues in front of the clinics. They live side by side with toilets".

12 April 2016 Ayça Söylemez