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Turkey's largest cities lead in internal migration amid economic challenges
İstanbul and Ankara saw the highest levels of both incoming and outgoing migration last year.
16 August 2024
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.
19 July 2024
'Syrian human rights activist's life will be at risk if sent back to Syria'
Adem Maarastawi, the Syrian activist who was detained and subsequently sent to the Temporary Shelter Center in Harran, Urfa, is at risk of his life being in danger if he is sent back to Syria, according to his lawyer, Abdulhalim Yılmaz. "Because Adem is an activist, if he is sent back to Syria, his life may be at risk, and we expect this situation to be taken into account," Yılmaz emphasized.
18 October 2023
Migrant boat sinks near Lesbos, claiming lives of five people, including four children
The incident occurred in Turkey's territorial waters, says Greek authorities.
29 August 2023
Turkey's largest cities experienced highest migration influx and outflow in 2022
Nearly one-fifth of those who migrated between cities were seeking better housing and living conditions, according to TurkStat data.
14 August 2023
Turkey witnessed remarkable surge in emigrations in 2022, shows TurkStat data
Immigration to the country was on the decline as Russians made up the largest immigrating group.
24 July 2023
Socialist parties in Turkey, Greece demand action to prevent refugee deaths in Mediterranean
"European monopolies make agreements with countries like Turkey, Libya, Tunisia, and Morocco to detain migrants in those countries, offering them money they cannot refuse," says the joint statement by EMEP and NAR.
6 July 2023
Immigrants from Turkey in the Netherlands or Cemal's Cultural Dilemma
27-year-old Fikret says he feels 60 percent Turkish and 40 percent Dutch, and seems to enjoy this mixed identity, while 25-year-old third generation Eda describes the risk of being characterized as a "foreigner' in a Turkish context when "she cannot speak the Turkish language as people in Turkey do."
11 May 2023
Fatma Fulya Tepe
TurkStat: Over 400,000 people moved from İstanbul to other cities in a year
The statistical authority has released detailed figures about migration within Türkiye in 2021.
28 December 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
What refugees from Syria in Antep say about rising anti-refugee sentiments
Refugees in the city that hosts over 460,000 people from Syria describe growing economic struggles compounded by a lack of workers’ rights and routine discrimination.
21 November 2022
İnanç Yıldız
Eighty years after Wealth Tax: 'Memories are silenced'
Today 80 years after the Wealth Tax, academics Özgür Kaymak and Işıl Demirel describe what the non-Muslim minorities lived through: "The issues were pushed aside or locked away completely because they hurt."
11 November 2022
Ece Deniz
UN expresses shock over 'humiliating' treatment of refugees on Türkiye-Greece border
Ninety-two refugees were found naked in the border area. The two countries blamed each other.
17 October 2022
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
Türkiye deported over 72,000 refugees in 2022, says migration agency
More than 718,000 refugees have crossed into European countries from Türkiye since 2016, the figures showed.
24 August 2022
Refugee pushbacks: Türkiye says rescued over 11,000 migrants in 7 months
The highest number of pushbacks were recorded in July, according to Türkiye's coast guards.
19 August 2022
Dozens missing as migrant boat sinks off Greece after leaving Türkiye
The boat set sail from Türkiye and sank off the coast of the Karpathos island.
10 August 2022
Turkey's Foreign Ministry responds to reports of refugee deal with UK
"It is out of the question for Turkey to shoulder more burden or to be a part of an initiative that does not comply with international regulations on right to asylum," said the spokesperson of the ministry.
19 July 2022
Greece to extend border wall with Turkey
The concrete-steel fence in Alexandroupoli will be extended by 80 kilometers, according to Greece's migration minister.
30 May 2022
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.
24 May 2022
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Statement from 82 women’s organizations in Turkey: “We stand with immigrants”
More than 700 women and dozens of women’s organizations have issued a statement addressing the increasing racism against refugees in Turkey.
23 May 2022
REFUGEES BEHIND BARS
‘This is Turkey; this is how things work here’: Imprisoned refugees deprived of basic rights
“There are many foreigners in prisons of Turkey who cannot even make phone calls with their families,” said bianet Aylin Çelikçi from CİSST.
12 May 2022
Kılıçdaroğlu slams government for 'admitting exploitation of refugees'
The main opposition leader slammed the interior minister over his remarks that businesspeople "exploit Syrians in their factories" and they would be the first to rise up had the refugees gone.
10 May 2022
‘Turkey among countries that offer cheapest citizenship’
In many countries around the world, citizenship is offered through certain investment programs. Turkey is among the few countries where citizenship can be obtained cheaply.
10 May 2022
Opposition deputy draws 'migration map' of İstanbul
Number of refugees in the metropolis may be much higher than official figures, says CHP deputy Gürsel Tekin.
9 May 2022
Interior Ministry: Turkey hosts 5.5 million foreigners, 'not all of them refugees'
"Not every dark-skinned person is a refugee," the deputy minister has warned, noting that some four and a half million tourist from the Middle East and North Africa visited Turkey last year.
9 May 2022
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Criminal complaint against two politicians, one physician for targeting refugees
Vice Minister of Interior Çataklı has announced that the Immigration Authority of Turkey will file a criminal complaint against Victory Party Chair Özdağ, Sinan Oğan and Prof. Bengi Başer over their remarks marking the Syrian refugees as targets.
4 May 2022
‘Not the fear, but shared values mostly pointed out now’
Anna, a university student in Germany, is one of dozens of volunteers helping the people displaced from Ukraine. We have spoken with Anna about her experience as a volunteer, the situation in Berlin and the “double standard” criticism faced by Europe.
23 April 2022
Selay Dalaklı
Refugee women, children 'afraid to go out' amid increasing anti-refugee rhetoric on social media
We have spoken with rights advocates and refugees about growing anti-refugee sentiments.
19 April 2022
Melin Durmaz
Four killed, 25 injured after refugee van crashes in eastern Turkey
The injured have been reportedly admitted to the hospitals in nearby districts.
11 April 2022
Turkey's foreign minister criticizes Greece, EU over 'refugee push backs'
Nineteen refugees were found frozen to death last week near Turkey's border with Greece. Ankara says the refugees were pushed back by Greece's border security units.
8 February 2022
Seven more refugees found frozen to death in border town in Turkey's Edirne
Eleven people were found dead yesterday near the country's border with Greece. The only person who was still alive when he was found lost his life at the hospital. Turkey says the refugees were pushed back by Greece.
3 February 2022
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