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Allegations of sexual assault, drug addiction at Balıkesir removal center

Allegations of sexual assault, drug addiction at Balıkesir removal center

The report also outlines additional issues within the removal center, including allegations of detainees being subjected to hate speech by staff members, inadequate medical care, and a lack of basic necessities such as blankets and drinking water.

Sixteen migrants, including children, killed as boat sinks off Çanakkale coast

Sixteen migrants, including children, killed as boat sinks off Çanakkale coast

Four people have been rescued while four children have been killed.

Study: Being a foreign prisoner in Turkey

Study: Being a foreign prisoner in Turkey

"The series of problems starting with language barriers and hindering access to many rights is felt more deeply by foreign nationals in prison environments, along with isolation," says the new edition of the study by the Civil Society Association in the Penal Execution System.

Migrant boat sinks near Lesbos, claiming lives of five people, including four children

Migrant boat sinks near Lesbos, claiming lives of five people, including four children

The incident occurred in Turkey's territorial waters, says Greek authorities.

Turkey reports nearly 5 million migrants across the country

Turkey reports nearly 5 million migrants across the country

The Ministry of Interior has closed 1,169 neighborhoods across the country to foreign registrations, citing an increased foreign population in these areas

HRW accuses Turkey of shooting at refugees on Syria border

HRW accuses Turkey of shooting at refugees on Syria border

The group says it obtained nonexhaustive data from an organization monitoring hostilities in Syria that documented 277 individual incidents between October 2015 and April 2023.

Call for solidarity with migrants in earthquake-affected provinces

Call for solidarity with migrants in earthquake-affected provinces

More than one million migrants from Syria live in the ten cities most affected by the deadly earthquake that hit the south of Türkiye this morning.

6 February 2023

Türkiye records highest number of deportations in 2022

Türkiye records highest number of deportations in 2022

Nearly 120,000 refugees have been deported from the country this year, up by 159 percent compared to 2021.

26 December 2022

Two killed as bus carrying refugees to removal center crashes

Two killed as bus carrying refugees to removal center crashes

Two refugees have been killed and 30 have been injured in accident of bus carrying migrants from Syria to removal center.

7 November 2022

Two migrants' bodies recovered off İzmir coast

Two migrants' bodies recovered off İzmir coast

A rubber boat carrying a group of migrants was drifting because of engine failure. The coast guard says it rescued 46 people.

23 September 2022

Number of refugees deported by Turkey rises by 70 percent in 2022, official data shows

Number of refugees deported by Turkey rises by 70 percent in 2022, official data shows

Currently, deportation procedures for 18,801 people from 94 countries are underway at the removal centers, according to the official figures. Some 10,763 of them are from Afghanistan, 2,740 are from Pakistan.

Is there a connection between Turkey's economic crisis and refugees?

Is there a connection between Turkey's economic crisis and refugees?

According to experts, refugees are far from being the cause of the economic crisis in Turkey. As for unemployment, they are not an alternative to local workers, but fill the areas they have left.

10 May 2022 Hikmet Adal

At least 30 refugees died in Aegean Sea in a week

At least 30 refugees died in Aegean Sea in a week

More than 2,500 migrants have died or went missing while trying to cross into Europe since the start of the year, according to UN figures.

25 December 2021

Nearly 200 refugees prevented from crossing into Greece on fishing boat

Nearly 200 refugees prevented from crossing into Greece on fishing boat

After receiving a tip-off, police intercepted the boat off the coast of Tekirdağ province.

19 November 2021 Yakup Önal

Ankara denies Turkish Airlines' role in Poland-Belarus refugee crisis

Ankara denies Turkish Airlines' role in Poland-Belarus refugee crisis

Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu spoke with his counterpart from Poland as von der Leyen calls for sanctions on "third country airlines" that are involved in human smuggling.

11 November 2021

Eight more people detained over ‘banana-eating’ videos

Eight more people detained over ‘banana-eating’ videos

Taken into custody, eight people have been referred to the provincial migration authority to be deported as “foreign persons who threaten the public order and security”.

1 November 2021

HDP: Deporting migrants over 'banana-eating videos' is a crime

HDP: Deporting migrants over 'banana-eating videos' is a crime

The Peoples’ Democratic Party has denounced the decision to deport the Syrians who shared videos of themselves while eating bananas: “While the war is still ongoing, migrants cannot be left for death by using the ‘banana-eating videos’ as an excuse.”

29 October 2021

Refugee woman says she was attacked by neighbors, insulted by police

Refugee woman says she was attacked by neighbors, insulted by police

A refugee woman with three children applied to the Human Rights Association after attacks and threats.

14 October 2021

'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'

DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION

'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'

Thirty-nine people, including 15 children, who were deported and re-entered the country, face deportation again. Diyarbakır Bar says some of them have marks of torture on their bodies.

30 September 2021

Turkey can't handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU's Michel

Turkey can't handle more refugees, Erdoğan tells EU's Michel

EU member states have opened their doors to only a small portion of the people who had served them in Afghanistan, President Erdoğan has said.

Erdoğan: Turkey hosts 300,000 'registered and unregistered' Afghan refugees

Erdoğan: Turkey hosts 300,000 'registered and unregistered' Afghan refugees

Turkey has had talks with the US and the Taliban about the group's takeover of the country, the president has said.

Attacks on Syrian refugees' homes, shops continue in Turkey's capital on the second day

Attacks on Syrian refugees' homes, shops continue in Turkey's capital on the second day

Tensions have risen in Ankara's Altındağ district after an 18-year-old man was killed in a knife fight with refugees.

Belgium, US suggest Turkey can host Afghan refugees, Ankara says it's 'unacceptable'

Belgium, US suggest Turkey can host Afghan refugees, Ankara says it's 'unacceptable'

Belgium's foreign minister has said the EU-Turkey deal on Syrian refugees should be expanded to Afghans shortly after the US suggested its partners in Afghanistan apply to Turkey for asylum.

Bolu mayor investigated for discrimination over 'refugee plan'

Bolu mayor investigated for discrimination over 'refugee plan'

Mayor Tanju Özkan introduced a plan to increase water prices and waste taxes for refugees in the city.

Bolu mayor's plan to increase prices for refugees 'unconstitutional'

Bolu mayor's plan to increase prices for refugees 'unconstitutional'

If implemented, the plan would violate both the Constitution and international conventions to which Turkey is a party, says Ebru Meşe of the Ankara Bar Association.

27 July 2021 Dilek Şen

Austria's PM says Turkey is a better place for Afghan refugees than Europe

Austria's PM says Turkey is a better place for Afghan refugees than Europe

Kurz says the 2015 refugee crisis shouldn't be repeated as Turkey faces a new refugee wave from Afghanistan.

People fleeing escalated conflict in Afghanistan heading to Turkey

People fleeing escalated conflict in Afghanistan heading to Turkey

Some refugees coming from Afghanistan are stuck in Diyarbakır as the smugglers to take them to İstanbul did not show up.

Report: Most refugee workers lost jobs, unable to benefit from social assistance during pandemic

Report: Most refugee workers lost jobs, unable to benefit from social assistance during pandemic

"We were completely forgotten in the pandemic time. We were presented with two options: Starving to death or getting a disease," says a refugee worker.

16 September 2020

Refugee boat sinking in Van: Bodies of 32 people recovered

Refugee boat sinking in Van: Bodies of 32 people recovered

Rescue teams continue to work for retrieving missing bodies after a refugee boat went missing on June 28 in Lake Van.

Amnesty International: Refugees Killed, Abused at Turkey-Greece Border

Amnesty International: Refugees Killed, Abused at Turkey-Greece Border

Amnesty International has released a report on human rights violations during the migration flow from Turkey to Greece in late February and March.

Turkey: 147 Thousand Refugees Crossed into Greece in 19 Days

Turkey: 147 Thousand Refugees Crossed into Greece in 19 Days

Three refugees have been killed by the police force of Greece as crossings continue, the Edirne Governor's Office has announced.

HDP: Refugees Stranded at Border More Vulnerable to Coronavirus

HDP: Refugees Stranded at Border More Vulnerable to Coronavirus

Refugees have been trying to cross into Greece for nearly three weeks after Turkey loosened border controls.

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