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İstanbul Gathering Ends With Forum ‘Wars, Refugees, Reflexions on Freedom of Expression’

10TH ISTANBUL GATHERING FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

İstanbul Gathering Ends With Forum ‘Wars, Refugees, Reflexions on Freedom of Expression’

Istanbul Gathering for Freedom of Expression organized by Initiative Against Thought Crime(!?) once in every two years has been held this year with the cooperation of bianet, Transparency International Turkey and Truth Justice Memory Center.

Refugees Started to be Returned to Turkey

Refugees Started to be Returned to Turkey

The first group of refugees have been brought back to Turkey within the scope of the agreement between Turkey and the EU. Anadolu Agency has reported that the 131 refugees brought to Dikili district of İzmir province from Lesbos Island of Greece are predominantly Pakistani citizens.

Ala Announces: 500 To Arrive Within 1-for-1 Refugee Exchange Programme

Ala Announces: 500 To Arrive Within 1-for-1 Refugee Exchange Programme

Minister of Interior Efkan Ala has given insight into the 1-for-1 Refugee Exchange Programme to be put into practice as of tomorrow (April 5) in accordance with the the agreement between Turkey and the EU and added that the repatriation center would not be on the coastline.

UNICEF: New EU-Turkey Deal Could Leave Children At Risk

UNICEF: New EU-Turkey Deal Could Leave Children At Risk

According to UNICEF warning that “the new agreement could push children and families to take other more dangerous routes including the central Mediterranean Sea”, the deal “does not address the pressing humanitarian needs of 19,000 refugee and migrant children stranded in Greece”.

Syrian Refugee Detained at Atatürk Airport over 1 Year

Syrian Refugee Detained at Atatürk Airport over 1 Year

Syrian refugee F.M. has been forcefully kept at Atatürk Airport. The Amnesty has announced that F.M. has the risk of being murdered in case he returns to Syria, and shouldn’t be deported.

15 March 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Refugee Boat Sinks in Didim, 18 Killed

Refugee Boat Sinks in Didim, 18 Killed

A boat carrying refugees to Greece has sunk in Didim district of Aydın province. According to initial findings, 18 have been killed and 15 others rescued.

UN Calls on Turkey: ‘Open Borders to Refugees’

UN Calls on Turkey: ‘Open Borders to Refugees’

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has noted that the Syrian refugees who have fled Aleppo and had been waiting on the border should be accepted to Turkey.

9 February 2016

EU Meeting Protocol Leaked: Erdoğan Corners EU via Refugees

EU Meeting Protocol Leaked: Erdoğan Corners EU via Refugees

The protocol of the meeting between President Erdoğan and EU authorities Juncker and Tusk regarding the refugees issue has leaked. According to the protocol, the Progress Report has been postponed until after the Turkish elections on Erdoğan’s request.

9 February 2016

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Ayvacık, 33 Dead

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Ayvacık, 33 Dead

The boat carrying refugees from Ayvacık to Lesbos has sunk. 33 persons have lost their lives, 75 others rescued. The search for survivors continues.

1 February 2016

Boats Carrying Refugees in Ayvalık and Dikili Capsized

Boats Carrying Refugees in Ayvalık and Dikili Capsized

Rubber boats carrying refugees who wanted to cross over to Greece from Ayvalık and Dikili have turned upside down, at least 20 refugees have lost their lives.

Amnesty: Turkey Shall End Illegal Detainments and Deportations

Amnesty: Turkey Shall End Illegal Detainments and Deportations

International Amnesty announcing that refugees in Turkey are being locked up and deported, has written in its latest report that some of the refugees are being handcuffed for days, beaten up and expelled to countries where they had fled.

16 December 2015

Refugees’ Visit Over

DECEMBER 10, INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Refugees’ Visit Over

Refugee Policy which Turkey was “proud” of, has been changed due to EU-Agreement, the border crossing to the Turkish side is also about to be closed and the refugees might be deported.

10 December 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Refugees in Edirne and İstanbul Bus Terminals

BEYZA KURAL OBSERVES

Refugees in Edirne and İstanbul Bus Terminals

Syrian refugees spend the night in bus terminals and at the waysides. The police don’t allow refugees carrying bags to enter the mosque in İstanbul Bus Terminal.

18 September 2015 Beyza Kural

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks near Aegean Sea Cost of Turkey

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks near Aegean Sea Cost of Turkey

The boat carrying refugees sank between Datça district of Muğla province in Turkey and Kos Island of Greece.

15 September 2015

‘The List’ of 22,342 Migrants Appears on Public Screen in Istanbul

‘The List’ of 22,342 Migrants Appears on Public Screen in Istanbul

A list that enumerates 22,342 known migrants who died on their journey to Europe from January 1, 1993 to June 14, 2015 will be on display on a public video screen on top of Istanbul’s Marmara Pera Hotel (YAMA* screen) from evenings to mornings until September 27.

2 September 2015

EU Turns down Fence between Greece and Turkey

TURKISH-GREEK BORDER

EU Turns down Fence between Greece and Turkey

The EU declined Greece's plan to erect a fence on the border to Turkey saying it was "unnecessary and too expensive". Assoc. Prof Danış told bianet that a fence was not the solution to the reasons of immigration. In her opinion, Greece wanted to give a message with this project.

14 February 2012 Işıl Cinmen

Refugees from Syria Started Hunger Strike

REFUGEE CAMPS IN TURKEY

Refugees from Syria Started Hunger Strike

More than 10,000 people from Syria sought refuge from the Assad government in Turkish refugee camps. Three camps were set up in Antakya. Refugees now started a hunger strike because the refugee camps are completely isolated from the outside world.

20 June 2011 Ekin Karaca

"A Fence Does not Protect the Border"

REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

"A Fence Does not Protect the Border"

UNHCR spokesman Çorabatır emphasized that border security should include mechanisms that allow people to claim for asylum. In his opinion, a fence between Greece and Turkey does not solve the problem.

5 January 2011 Erhan Üstündağ

Refugees Protest: "No Food for Us"

Refugees Protest: "No Food for Us"

Refugees kept in a refugee camp of the Aliens Department in the Istanbul district of Fatih/Kumkapı revolted to draw attention to their poor living conditions.

21 September 2009 Emine Özcan

Amnesty International: Refugees in Turkey Deprived of Rights

Amnesty International: Refugees in Turkey Deprived of Rights

Amnesty International has launched its report on the situation for refugees in Turkey.

23 April 2009 Bawer Çakır

Women in Tarlabaşı: Life in the Backstreets of Beyoğlu

23 March 2009 Emine Özcan

46 Refugees Die in Boat Disaster

After a boat capsized off the Turkish Aegean coast, 46 refugees died. The search for survivors and bodies goes on. Six Palestinians were rescued.

12 December 2007

UN Warns: Operations Will Bring Refugee Crisis

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Guterres has warned against cross-border operations into Northern Iraq.

17 October 2007 Tolga Korkut