content tagged with forced migration

Migration Monitoring Association case: Report on refugees cited as criminal evidence

Migration Monitoring Association case: Report on refugees cited as criminal evidence

The reports prepared by a Migration Monitoring Association on refugees are among the charges against the 22 members and executives of the association who have been kept in custody for 8 days.

Repair in 2 Neighborhoods of Sur for People to Return

Repair in 2 Neighborhoods of Sur for People to Return

Crisis desk formed with cooperation of municipalities in Sur districts has started damage assessment and repair works in two neighborhoods, houses in six neighborhoods are totally ruined.

22 February 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Platform Launched to Monitor Return to Villages

Platform Launched to Monitor Return to Villages

Several NGOs joined their forces to establish Marmara Migration Watch Platform in order to ensure a healthy process for returns to villages.

26 August 2013 Nilay Vardar

20-Year Deadlock: Forced Migration and Refugees

EUROPEAN SOCIAL FORUM

20-Year Deadlock: Forced Migration and Refugees

Lawyer Bingöl criticized the lack of an effective domestic remedy for damages caused by forced migration and argued that the law on compensation created a deadlock. Bingöl called for rehabilitation programs and effective structuring procedures for forced migrants.

2 July 2010 Burçin Belge

"Commercial Dam Projects Harm Environment and Society"

WORLD WATER DAY

"Commercial Dam Projects Harm Environment and Society"

More than 20 organizations urged the government once more in a joint statement to change water policies and stop the construction of hydroelectric power plants and dams. "We are experiencing a destruction beyond repair", the organizations warned.

17 March 2010 Erhan Üstündağ

Cities Must Deal with Forced Migration

Cities Must Deal with Forced Migration

As political parties are vying for votes in the upcoming local elections, token gestures are being made towards the urban poor. However, the underlying reason, forced migration, is being ignored.

17 February 2009 Bawer Çakır

Displaced Children Regain Confidence

Children forcibly displaced by the armed conflict in the southeast of Turkey have found a ray of hope with the Basak Foundation.

28 February 2008 Gökçe Gündüç