For a long time, the Turkish government mismanaged the fast flow of refugees. Instead of giving/ assigning them a formal regulative framework, it relied on a vague “ummah” framework and in the meantime, it used them as a means of threat against the EU. Now that AKP realized that refugees were one of the reasons … Read more
At the link below you will find a very recent study made by Support to Life Association (Hayata Destek Derneği) under the supervison of Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, Director of the European Institute of Istanbul Bilgi University. The study is an extensive one conducted with Syrian refugees residing in Istanbul and the local communities in six … Read more
TÜRKİYE’ye HOŞ GELDİN! GÖSTERİM ve FORUM Türkiye’de şu anda üç milyona yakın Suriyeli yaşıyor ve önümüzdeki yıllarda bu sayının artması kuvvetle muhtemel. Bu, ülke nüfusunda oldukça önemli bir demografik değişime işaret ediyor. Ancak Türkiye toplumu olarak Suriyeli komşularımızı tanımıyor, onlarla gerçek bir temas kurmuyor ve daha vahimi kurmak istemiyoruz. Oysa biz, değişen sayılarda da … Read more
Ankara bombing: blaming Kurds suits Erdoğan’s political ends World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Simon Tisdall Turkey’s move sends a message to the US and strengthens its argument for excluding Kurds from Syrian peace talks Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkey’s prime minister, was keen to make a point. All the evidence suggested that the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection … Read more
Over 10,000 migrant children missing: Europol Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Jan. 31, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade EU calls on Turkey to let in refugees BBC News | Europe | World Editio Officials in the EU urge … Read more
Footballers stage migrants protest BBC News | Europe | World Edition Footballers in Greece stage a sit-in protest at the start of a game over the death toll of migrants trying to reach the country. Making money out of the migrant crisis BBC News | Europe | World Edition The business making money out of the migrant … Read more
Turkey halts transfer of forces to Mosul, but no pullback: Foreign Ministry Turkey has halted the transfer of additional forces to the Bashiqa region of Mosul, but there has been no withdrawal, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Dec. 8 In numbers: Turkey’s Syrian border security The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has shared information about its border … Read more
A Reuters news shows the percentage of local refugees in Turkish cities. News in Turkish here
İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Halkla İlişkiler Bölümü son sınıf öğrencileri tarafından düzenlenen, ‘Kentlerdeki Suriyeli Sığınmacılar ve toplumsal etkileşim’ konularının ele alınacağı ‘Şimdi Dinleme Zamanı’ adlı seminerde sizleri de aramızda görmekten onur duyarız. Yer: Bilgi Üniversitesi Santral Kampüsü E1-301 Tarih: 16 Aralık Çarşamba Saat: 10:30-14:00 Konuşmacılar 1.Oturum Birleşmiş Milletler Mülteciler Yüksek Komiserliği … Read more
Avrupa Roman Hakları Merkezi (ERRC) desteğiyle hazırladığımız,”Suriyeli Dom Mültecilerin Türkiye’de ki Durumu: Çaresiz Kamak” Dom Mültecilerinin Türkiye’de ki mülteci yaşamlarını ve karşılaştıkları sorunları ele alan yeni rapora dair haber ve görseller ektedir. Okumanız umuduyla… Raporun İngilizce tam metnine ulaşmak için tıklayın… http://www.errc.org/reports-of-errc-fellows/nowhere-to-turn-the-situation-of-dom-refugees-from-syria-in-turkey/4419 Suriyeli Mültecilerin Ötekileri: Domlar Domlar, Ortadoğu ülkelerinin nerdeyse hepsinde yaşayan, tahmini sayıları 5 … Read more
VIDEO: 11 Syrians die as overcrowded minibus crashes in northwest Turkey 11 Syrian nationals, thought to be refugees attempting to reach the EU, have died when an overcrowded minibus they were travelling in hit a wall in the northwestern Turkish province of Balıkesir Syrian sisters claim they changed scores of jobs in Turkey due to sexual harassment … Read more
Opposition party (CHP) deputy Veli Ağbaba in a press meeting today pointed out that more than 3 thousand university students are in prison. Most of them are due to non-violent crimes like commemorating a revolutionary leader of 1970s… News in Turkish Report emphasizes Erdoğan’s impact on decline of democracy in Turkey Freedom House’s annual report … Read more
The Police ambushed the classroom and detained him… News in Turkish here. Top Turkish court approves former Police Chief Hanefi Avcı’s sentence Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals has approved a five-year sentence for former Chief of Police Hanefi Avcı on charges of aiding the outlawed armed Revolutionary Headquarters terror organization in a case into the purported … Read more
My mission is ISIL, not al-Assad, says US army chief General Dempsey says his duty is defeating the Islamist militants reigning in Iraq and Syria, not toppling al-Assad Amnesty report reveals desperate plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch Government-run camps full to bursting and those outside camps battling to … Read more
Merkel’s CDU reject Turkish membership in the EU in election programme Chancellor Angela Merkel‘s CDU has rejected Turkish membership in the EU in their German election programme, saying it would ‘overburden’ the bloc. Ankara mulls cutting political ties with EU if chapter vetoed Turkey-EU relations could hit a new nadir if the opening of the … Read more