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Interior Minister: 354 Thousand Refugees Resettled in Turkey-Controlled Areas in Syria

Interior Minister: 354 Thousand Refugees Resettled in Turkey-Controlled Areas in Syria

Turkey took control of some areas in northwestern Syria after military operations in 2017 and 2018.

19 September 2019

Erdoğan: We will Let Refugees Cross into Europe If Syria Safe Zone Not Established

Erdoğan: We will Let Refugees Cross into Europe If Syria Safe Zone Not Established

"Turkey didn't get needed international support, especially from the EU, on Syrian refugee burden. We may have to let them cross into Europe to get support," Erdoğan said, adding that they aim to send one million refugees to the planned "safe zone" in Syria.

5 September 2019

Syrians to Protest Against Removal of Refugees from İstanbul

Syrians to Protest Against Removal of Refugees from İstanbul

After the Governorship of İstanbul announced that the Syrians living in the city without being registered there need to return to the cities where they are registered till August 20, Syrians have decided to hold a protest demonstration on July 27.

Amnesty Launches Campaign for Syrian Refugee Stranded in İstanbul Airport

Amnesty Launches Campaign for Syrian Refugee Stranded in İstanbul Airport

Mohamed Ajlani Younes, a Palestinian refugee from Syria, has been stuck in the İstanbul airport and faces deportation.

Mudanya Municipality Forces Syrians out of Beach in Bursa

Mudanya Municipality Forces Syrians out of Beach in Bursa

Upon the instruction of Mudanya Mayor Hayri Türkyılmaz, municipal police officers have forced Syrians out of beach in Mudanya, Bursa. Similar incidents have also been reported from Gemlik, another seaside district in Bursa.

10 June 2019 Volkan Topalak

'No One is Safe' in Kanarya, A Neighborhood of Kurds, Turks and Syrian Refugees

'No One is Safe' in Kanarya, A Neighborhood of Kurds, Turks and Syrian Refugees

The people of the neighborhood are furious and concerned after a man sexually assaulted a five-year-old child, while Syrians say they are afraid of even going out.

26 April 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Council of Higher Education: Syrian Refugees Do Not Enroll At Universities Without Examination

Council of Higher Education: Syrian Refugees Do Not Enroll At Universities Without Examination

The Council of Higher Education has made a statement on the social media posts that claim Syrian refugee students can enroll at any university they want without examination.

18 February 2019

Syrian Women, Girls Face Problems of Shelter, Language, Employment

Syrian Women, Girls Face Problems of Shelter, Language, Employment

The UN Women has released its research entitled “Analyses of Needs of Syrian Women and Girls Under Temporary Protection in Turkey” in cooperation with the Solidarity with Refugees and Immıgrants Association.

HRW: Turkey Stops Registering Asylum Seekers from Syria

HRW: Turkey Stops Registering Asylum Seekers from Syria

Human Rights Watch has announced that Turkey has stopped registering the recently arrived asylum seekers from Syria, which “is leading to unlawful deportations, coerced returns to Syria, and the denial of health care and education.”

‘Turkey Deports Those Fleeing Idlib’

‘Turkey Deports Those Fleeing Idlib’

Human Rights Watch has said Turkey has routinely intercepted hundreds, and at times thousands, of asylum seekers at the Turkey-Syria border since at least December 2017 and deported them to Idlib governorate in Syria.

Vice PM Akdağ Responds to Kılıçdaroğlu Asking About 30 Billion Dollars Erdoğan Claimed to Have Spent for Syrians

Vice PM Akdağ Responds to Kılıçdaroğlu Asking About 30 Billion Dollars Erdoğan Claimed to Have Spent for Syrians

Vice Prime Minister Akdağ responded to CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu asking about the 30 billion Dollars that President Erdoğan claimed to have spent on Syrian refugees, and pointed to investments in road constructions saying: “Do Syrians not walk on these roads?”.

29 November 2017

Police Promise Group Assaulting Syrian Refugees’ Home that ‘Refugees Will Leave’

Police Promise Group Assaulting Syrian Refugees’ Home that ‘Refugees Will Leave’

People gathering in front of a house in which Syrians live have asked the residents to leave. Police and the owner of the house promised the crowd that “the house would be vacated”.

9.7% of Syrian Refugees University Graduates

9.7% of Syrian Refugees University Graduates

Support to Life has said that “It is clear as a day that the Syrian refugees in our country are not lacking any capacity of producing economic value. There is no reason for Turkey to not turn it into an opportunity”.

Woman to Woman Refugee Kitchen

Woman to Woman Refugee Kitchen

The pickles they used to prepare in their hometowns for the winter have now become their glim of hope to survive.

19 January 2017 Nilay Vardar

Fraternity Fairy Tales in Hatay

Fraternity Fairy Tales in Hatay

As part of Project Fraternity Fairy Tales, the theme will be “Happy Mother-Happy Child” in the Fairy Tale Stage to be established at Hatay Narlıca Support to Life House.

21 December 2016

Syrians Must Have Refugee Status First

SUPPORT TO LIFE FOUNDATION

Syrians Must Have Refugee Status First

Support to Life Foundation has urged to back down from discourses that caused social tension for Syrians which have emerged upon Erdoğan’s statement on naturalization of Syrians.

Minister of Interior Ala: Will Naturalize Syrians Whom We Benefit From

Minister of Interior Ala: Will Naturalize Syrians Whom We Benefit From

Ala has noted that they would grant citizenship to Syrians whom they benefit from and they would stick up with this policy with honour. Ala has added that Meskhetian Turks would also be naturalized.

Erdoğan: Dual Citizenship for Syrians

Erdoğan: Dual Citizenship for Syrians

President Erdoğan has commented on granting citizenship to Syrian refugees and noted that action has been taken with regards to confirming Bahoz Erdal getting killed.

Wall on Syrian Border to be Completed by End of Year

Wall on Syrian Border to be Completed by End of Year

The concrete wall to be built on a 350-km long section of the Turkey-Syria border is planned to be completed by the end of the year. Although the aim of the wall has been reasoned with regards to the armed conflicts, the border is also closed to the refugees.

HRW: Turkey Should Open Borders to Refugees

HRW: Turkey Should Open Borders to Refugees

Human Rights Watch has urged international organizations and UN not to remain silent to keeping the Syrian border closed for the last 1.5 years.

HRW: Soldiers of Turkey Killed Refugees on Syria Border

HRW: Soldiers of Turkey Killed Refugees on Syria Border

Human Rights Watch has claimed that Turkey’s border patrol units opened fire on Syrian refugees in March and April, subsequent to this five people including one child lost their lives.

Journalist Kılıç Speaks About Refugees on Macedonian Border

Journalist Kılıç Speaks About Refugees on Macedonian Border

Journalist Bülent Kılıç has told the condition of the refugees who have been waiting to cross into Macedonia for two months: "There are long queues in front of the clinics. They live side by side with toilets".

12 April 2016 Ayça Söylemez

No Legal Basis for ‘Problematic Passengers Room’

No Legal Basis for ‘Problematic Passengers Room’

Lawyer of Syrian refugee Fadi Mansour who was kept in “Problematic Passengers Room” for a year at the airport has explained the legal status of the room, who are kept, and who administrates it.

24 March 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Syrian Refugee Kept in Airport Over 1 Year Without Daylight, Fresh Air, Bed

Syrian Refugee Kept in Airport Over 1 Year Without Daylight, Fresh Air, Bed

“My only dream is to sleep with the lights off” says 27-year-old Fadi Mansour a conscientious objector in Syria and now a refugee held in the airport in Turkey over one year sleeping in a windowless room with light on 24/7 without daylight.

16 March 2016 Ayça Söylemez

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 Policies Based on Social Gender Needed for Syrian Women

Refugee Policies Based on Social Gender Needed for Syrian Women

Freizer from UN, Çorabatır from Asylum and Immigration Research Center, and Ghanem from Syrian Women for Peace Initiative have expressed that UN 1325, CEDAW and İstanbul Convention pave the way for accepting refugee policy sensitive to social gender.

7 March 2016 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Syrian Army Deployed in Aleppo, Refugees on Turkey Border

Syrian Army Deployed in Aleppo, Refugees on Turkey Border

Syrian army has cut off access roads of radical Islamist opponents in Turkey and Aleppo with the help of air support by Russia.

5 February 2016

'Our Future Uncertain, We Need to Know Rules and Rights'

SYRIANS PREFERRING TO LIVE IN İSTANBUL ON REFUGEE CONDITIONS

'Our Future Uncertain, We Need to Know Rules and Rights'

We have spoken in a trilingual bookstore in Fatih with two Syrians who have fled Syrian civil war and settled in İstanbul, on why they chose to live here, their issues and their expectations.

21 December 2015 Beyza Kural

Suggestions for Syrian Refugee Children to Access Education

Suggestions for Syrian Refugee Children to Access Education

32 non-governmental organizations made a mutual statement and expressed Syrian refugee children can’t take advantage of right to education and indicated it was an obligation for the state not a favor. Organizations proposed solutions.

Two Women Helping Syrian Refugees Deported

Two Women Helping Syrian Refugees Deported

Two EU citizens detained during the marches of Syrian refugees are being deported. Three detained Syrian refugees are kept waiting in Repatriation Center.

28 September 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Police Stop Refugees Walking from İstanbul to Edirne

Police Stop Refugees Walking from İstanbul to Edirne

Syrian refugees waiting in İstanbul Bus Terminal started to walk towards Edirne province but they were stopped by riot policemen.

21 September 2015

Refugees in Edirne and İstanbul Bus Terminals

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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

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