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COVID-19: An Ironical Justification for a Truce on Erdoğan’s Western Front

PENNED BY ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ

COVID-19: An Ironical Justification for a Truce on Erdoğan’s Western Front

The pandemic, while killing the neglected subjects of nation states, ironically saves Erdoğan from another embarrassment and provides him and his European adversaries the justification for burying axes out of a cynical war on the Western Front.

29 March 2020 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

‘Refugees at Turkey-Greece Border Being Sent to İstanbul Esenler Bus Terminal’

‘Refugees at Turkey-Greece Border Being Sent to İstanbul Esenler Bus Terminal’

As Pazarkule Border Gate has been closed due to coronavirus, the refugees waiting there to cross into Greece are now sent to other cities, some of them have been stranded at İstanbul Esenler Bus Terminal, says Candan from Migrant Solidarity Network.

20 March 2020 Hikmet Adal

I was Right in the Middle of the Border Where Humanity was No More

DAMLA ATAK PENS FROM TURKEY-GREECE BORDER

I was Right in the Middle of the Border Where Humanity was No More

Law enforcement officers were giving no chance or respite to anyone, including journalists. I decided to enter the camp in secret, posturing as a refugee. Putting on the necessary disguise, I passed through the wire fence and entered the camp with refugees.

16 March 2020 Damla Atak

Greece ‘Pushes Back’ Refugees with Gas Bombs and Pressurized Water

REPORT BY İSTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION

Greece ‘Pushes Back’ Refugees with Gas Bombs and Pressurized Water

Human Rights Center of İstanbul Bar Association has documented that the number of refugees waiting at Turkey-Greece border has dropped, NGOs and state institutions keep handing out food and Greece is still “pushing back” refugees with tear gas.

‘They Take Our Money, Beat and Send us Back to Turkey’

AYÇA SÖYLEMEZ AND HİKMET ADAL REPORT FROM THE BORDER

‘They Take Our Money, Beat and Send us Back to Turkey’

Some of the refugees waiting at Turkey-Greece border in Edirne could cross to the other side, but they all say the same thing: “The police of Greece took our identity cards and money, beat us and threw us back to the Turkey side.”

6 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez,Hikmet Adal