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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

HRW: Türkiye deported hundreds of refugees to Syria in months

HRW: Türkiye deported hundreds of refugees to Syria in months

The organization said Türkiye does not meet the EU's safe third country criteria for refugees.

24 October 2022

Netherlands suspends refugee admissions from Türkiye until end of 2023

Netherlands suspends refugee admissions from Türkiye until end of 2023

Many refugees, including women, children and the elderly, continued to sleep in the garden of an asylum application center in the Netherlands, which prompted the country's government to suspend the implementation of a 2016 deal between Ankara and Brussels.

'Price increases are coming one after another and anger is being directed towards refugees'

'Price increases are coming one after another and anger is being directed towards refugees'

Association for Solidarity with Syrian Refugees Chair Muhammed Saleh Ali has said, “When bread prices increase, some people are blaming Syrian refugees.”

23 June 2022 Melin Durmaz

Interior Ministry: Over 500,000 Syrians have voluntarily returned to their country

Interior Ministry: Over 500,000 Syrians have voluntarily returned to their country

"Increasing this figure depends on the stabilization of the region and providing shelters for the people there" Soylu has said.

Over 500,000 refugees have returned to Syria, says Turkey’s interior minister

Over 500,000 refugees have returned to Syria, says Turkey’s interior minister

“On average, 400-500 people return each week. The regions they returned to are Jarabulus, A'zaz, Marea, Al-Bab, Ras al-Ayn, and Tell Abyad. These are all safe regions in Syria that we have created,” Minister Soylu has said.

(In)visible refugees in Europe

(In)visible refugees in Europe

European leaders' discrimination dehumanizes the displacement experiences of non-European refugees. The core principle of asylum must be based on universal human rights, not location proximity, religion, or ethnic identity of displaced people.

19 May 2022 Cevdet Acu

Erdoğan says no one can send refugees back as long as he is in power

Erdoğan says no one can send refugees back as long as he is in power

“If they want to return voluntarily, they will return, but we will not force them to return by threatening them with guns,” the president has said.

Erdoğan: Turkey will never kick out refugees from Syria

Erdoğan: Turkey will never kick out refugees from Syria

The president's statement came a week after he announced a housing project for the "voluntary return" of about a million refugees to Syria.

Interior Ministry: Turkey hosts 5.5 million foreigners, 'not all of them refugees'

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.

“Sending Syrians back is not easy as the politicians say”

“Sending Syrians back is not easy as the politicians say”

GAR President Didem Danış said, "Some politicians very easily say 'we will send them back', but this will not be as easy as they say. According to both the national legislation and the international law, sending back can only be done voluntarily."

Governor: 1.3 million foreigners reside in İstanbul

Governor: 1.3 million foreigners reside in İstanbul

Some 500,000 of the foreigners legally residing in İstanbul are refugees from Syria under "temporary protection," according to the statement.

Erdoğan says Turkey prepares 'a new project for voluntary return of 1 million Syrians’

Erdoğan says Turkey prepares 'a new project for voluntary return of 1 million Syrians’

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of new houses built in Syria’s Idlib, President and AKP Chair Erdoğan said that “since 2016, around 500,000 Syrians have returned to safe zones in northern Syria.”

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into refugee's killing near Turkey-Syria border

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into refugee's killing near Turkey-Syria border

Ridwan Îd Numan El Ehmed was killed while crossing into Turkey from Syria in November 2021.

‘Turkey is also hard, but Syria is fatal’

REFUGEES AMID ECONOMIC CRISIS

‘Turkey is also hard, but Syria is fatal’

In İstanbul’s Aksaray, a refugee neighborhood, we speak to Ferad, Ahmed, Muhammed and Hadje from Syria about how their lives have been affected by the economic crisis.

14 April 2022 Ruken Tuncel

After 10 years, most people in Turkey want refugees from Syria to go back

After 10 years, most people in Turkey want refugees from Syria to go back

More than 60 percent of the people don't want Syrians to work, own a business or live in Turkey, according to a new survey.

7 February 2022

‘My children and I have suffered so much from discrimination’

BEING A REFUGEE IN DİYARBAKIR

‘My children and I have suffered so much from discrimination’

While the number of people seeking refuge in other countries due to internal disturbance, war and economic reasons in their countries is constantly increasing, refugees who have settled in Diyarbakır’s poor districts face discrimination and othering.

19 January 2022 Gülistan Korban

A migrant from Syria killed at his house in İstanbul's Bayrampaşa

A migrant from Syria killed at his house in İstanbul's Bayrampaşa

Raiding the house where young migrants from Syria live in İstanbul’s Bayrampaşa, a group of people in masks stabbed Nail Alnaif to death. Five people have been reportedly taken into custody.

12 January 2022

Attack on refugees' shops in İstanbul's Esenyurt

Attack on refugees' shops in İstanbul's Esenyurt

Seven people were detained after the attack that occurred following an argument between refugees and locals.

10 January 2022

Three refugees killed in alleged hate attack in İzmir

Three refugees killed in alleged hate attack in İzmir

Three refugees were killed in a fire in their home last month. The incident turned out to be a hate attack, according to reports.

23 December 2021

Police officer given 25-year prison sentence for killing refugee

Police officer given 25-year prison sentence for killing refugee

Video footage refuted the officer's claim that he pulled the trigger "by accident." The defendant should have been sentenced to aggravated life sentence given the circumstances, the plaintiff attorney said.

21 December 2021

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for police officer who shot Syrian refugee dead

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for police officer who shot Syrian refugee dead

Ali Hemdan, 18, was shot dead by a police officer when he went out to go to work during the coronavirus lockdown last year.

25 November 2021

Syrian child worker killed after her head got stuck in fruit packing machine

Syrian child worker killed after her head got stuck in fruit packing machine

Authorities have opened an investigation into the business. A judgeship has arrested a shift supervisor and issued an arrest warrant for the owner of the business.

17 November 2021

Refugee child found dead in Ankara

Refugee child found dead in Ankara

A n 11-year-old Syrian child has been found dead two days after he disapeeared.

1 November 2021

Seven refugees to be deported over 'banana' videos

Seven refugees to be deported over 'banana' videos

After a man said during a vox pop interview that "Syrians can afford bananas while I can't," several refugees mocked him, sharing videos while eating bananas.

28 October 2021

Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'

Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'

The man who attacked Asya was sentenced to 11 years in prison for wilful injury. His sentence was later reduced to six years because of "unjust provocation."

27 October 2021 Ceday Avcı

Merkel's farewell visit to Erdoğan: 'EU should support Turkey against human trafficking'

Merkel's farewell visit to Erdoğan: 'EU should support Turkey against human trafficking'

As part of her "farewell trips," Germany's outgoing chancellor met President Erdoğan in İstanbul.

16 October 2021

Ministry: Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey rises to 3.7 million

Ministry: Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey rises to 3.7 million

The Directorate General of Migration Management has updated the number of Syrians in temporary protection in Turkey.

CHP leader promises to repatriate refugees, mend relations with Damascus

CHP leader promises to repatriate refugees, mend relations with Damascus

Turkey should send refugees back to Syria and deploy a peacekeeping force if necessary, Kılıçdaroğlu has said.

28 September 2021

EU Delegation head praises Turkey for Syrian children's education

EU Delegation head praises Turkey for Syrian children's education

More than 700,000 out of the 1.2 million school-age Syrian refugee children in Turkey are integrated into the country's education system, according to officials from Turkey and the EU.

22 September 2021

İHD: Two Syrian refugees pushed into border river between Turkey, Greece still missing

İHD: Two Syrian refugees pushed into border river between Turkey, Greece still missing

After being pushed back by Greece, 45 refugees were allegedly thrown into the Evros river by Turkey's security forces. Two of them are missing.

21 September 2021

‘Former refugees tortured, raped, disappeared after returning to Syria’

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

‘Former refugees tortured, raped, disappeared after returning to Syria’

Amnesty International has noted that with a number of states, including Denmark, Sweden and Turkey, restricting protection and putting pressure on refugees from Syria to go home, its report is proof that no part of Syria is safe to return to.

7 September 2021

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