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Communication with imprisoned PKK leader cut off for 27 months, says legal team

Communication with imprisoned PKK leader cut off for 27 months, says legal team

Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers have urged the government to comply with a UNHCR decision to allow him unrestricted access to his lawyers.

United Nations, Union of Turkish Bar Associations ignore Kurdish refugees

United Nations, Union of Turkish Bar Associations ignore Kurdish refugees

Established by the UN and TBB for applications of legal assistance, the Translation Support Line offers services in Arabic, Persian, French and Dari languages, but not Kurdish, which is also widely spoken as a mother language in Turkey.

13 April 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Over 68 thousand people have fled to Turkey from Ukraine

UNHCR TURKEY

Over 68 thousand people have fled to Turkey from Ukraine

Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war on February 24, more than 68 thousand people have fled to Turkey, according to an official from the UNHCR Turkey.

Turkey is ‘working to send refugees to their countries’

FOREIGN MINISTER

Turkey is ‘working to send refugees to their countries’

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said that “Turkey is carrying out works, especially with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to ensure that refugees, especially Syrians, return to their countries.”

13 September 2021

İstanbul Municipality, UNHCR sign agreement on refugees

İstanbul Municipality, UNHCR sign agreement on refugees

The agreement aims to improve the cohesion of the refugees in İstanbul, Mayor İmamoğlu has said.

"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

What do Refugees Say?

None of the refugees who died at sea were adventureres. They faced death on the sea because the treatment of refugees is inhumane. How many of us listen to what they have to say?

12 December 2007 Senar Ataman