content tagged with Romani People

Romani people during the pandemic: Both discrimination and violence on the increase

Romani people during the pandemic: Both discrimination and violence on the increase

Prepared as part of the Roma Dialogue Network’s Reinforcement Project, a recent report sheds light on the problems encountered by Romani people in Turkey during the pandemic: Aggravated discrimination, increasing poverty, more blatant violence.

21 February 2022 Evrim Kepenek

‘Investigate the hate crimes against Romani people’

CHP MP ÖZCAN PURÇU

‘Investigate the hate crimes against Romani people’

In the wake of the suspicious death of Caner Sarmaşık during his mandatory military service, main opposition CHP MP Purçu has submitted a Parliamentary inquiry into the discrimination and hate speech faced by Romani people in Turkey.

İstanbul municipality removes iron gates in Romani quarter: 'It was like Israel and Palestine'

İstanbul municipality removes iron gates in Romani quarter: 'It was like Israel and Palestine'

The Romanis were removed from Sulukule neighborhood during an "urban transformation" project that was initiated in 2006.

10 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Tents of Romani people removed in İzmir: 'We suffer from this for 30 years'

Tents of Romani people removed in İzmir: 'We suffer from this for 30 years'

Around 60 tents of Romani people were removed by municipality teams in Alaçatı neighborhood in İzmir. “We have been living in Çeşme for 30 years, we have been suffering from this for 30 years,” they have protested.

Romani People: We'll Starve to Death if We Don't Die from Coronavirus

Romani People: We'll Starve to Death if We Don't Die from Coronavirus

Having lost their already low income after the pandemic, the Romani people face hunger.

7 April 2020 Hemra Nida

First Romani Radio Goes on Air in Turkey

First Romani Radio Goes on Air in Turkey

First Romani radio has been established in Turkey. Its first guest Romani MP Özcan Purçu has said; opening a radio was a dream we have had for years.

4 March 2016 Nilay Vardar

Perpetrators of Lynching Attempt against Roma People Released

Perpetrators of Lynching Attempt against Roma People Released

31 people who involved in lynching attempts against Roma people two years ago have been released. Perpetrators are expected to be sued for incitement to animosity and hostility.

23 October 2015 Nilay Vardar

Republican People’s Party’s Deputies Demand Research about Romani People

Republican People’s Party’s Deputies Demand Research about Romani People

CHP deputies Sezgin Tanrıkulu and Özcan Purçu stated a comprehensive research was necessary for Romani people who were ‘isolated from the society’.

Turkey’s Romanis Sue Columnist Over Discrimination

Turkey’s Romanis Sue Columnist Over Discrimination

Romani People’s Rights Association submitted a complaint against columnist Emin Çolaşan over discrimination due to his definition of Romanis as people who “take life on the light side” and “have nothing to do with religion”.

10 March 2015 Nilay Vardar

Displaced Romani Found New Homes in Salihli

RACIST ATTACK AGAINST ROMANI IN MANISA

Displaced Romani Found New Homes in Salihli

Eight Romani families settled in Salihli after the racist attacks in the town of Selendi last week. Rents have been paid by the Governor's office for the coming six months and children are to be integrated into local schools. The Governorship tries to find work for the families.

12 January 2010 Tolga Korkut

Romany People Hide Their Identities Because Of The Prejudices

The vice president of the Romani People Culture and Solidarity Association of Didim district on the Aegean coast says the Romany prefer not to reveal their cultural and ethnic identity because of the negative prejudices and therefore their association has become inactive.

23 December 2008 Buket Erbaş