‘Syrians will go!’ As Turkey’s election runoff nears, refugees face new threats
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Syrians will go!’ As Turkey’s election runoff nears, refugees face new threats

LA Times  

Youngsters stand next to gigantic election ad for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a campaign rally in Istanbul. In the mobile game “Zafer Tourism,” players catapult Syrian refugees scurrying into Turkey onto trucks to take them back from where they came. “We will never, ever make Turkey a warehouse of refugees,” Kilicdaroglu said in a campaign speech Tuesday in Hatay, the earthquake-hit province on Turkey’s southern border with Syria, adding that people should act before “refugees take over the country.” That followed a Twitter campaign video released Saturday in which he said, “As if 10 million Syrians aren’t enough, will you let 10-20 million more come?” Kilicdaroglu greets supporters during a rally in Ankara, the Turkish capital, on May 12. Kilicdaroglu also vowed to repatriate Syrians as soon as he is elected — it’s unclear if it would be on a voluntary basis — and renegotiate a 2016 deal with the European Union in which it paid Turkey billions of euros to thwart refugees from reaching European shores. His campaign posters, meanwhile, announce, “Syrians will go!” “There has been a radical change in Kilicdaroglu’s tone,” said Halil Nalcaoglu, a communications professor at Istanbul’s Bilgi University.

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The warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried
4 days, 7 hours ago

The warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried

Associated Press  

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Turkey gained renown as a haven for refugees by welcoming more than 3 million Syrians fleeing violence between forces from Bashar Assad ’s government and a patchwork of rebel groups. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print ‘My children were born here’ Cabuli spent several years in a refugee camp before …

7,600 Syrians head home after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Turkey reports
1 week, 2 days ago

7,600 Syrians head home after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Turkey reports

Firstpost  

Anti-Syrian sentiment has been rising in Turkey, where pressure on the government to reduce the refugee population is high Syrians arrive to cross into Syria from Turkey at the Cilvegozu border gate, near the town of Antakya, southern Turkey, Monday, 9 December 2024. More than 7,600 Syrian migrants returned to their homeland through Turkey’s border in the five days following …

7,600 Syrians returned via Turkish border in 5 days after Assad fall: Minister
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1 week, 2 days ago

7,600 Syrians returned via Turkish border in 5 days after Assad fall: Minister

New Indian Express  

ISTANBUL: More than 7,600 Syrian migrants crossed the Turkish border to return home in the five days after the fall of Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, Turkey's interior minister said Sunday. In a statement on X, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya listed the total number of Syrians "who returned voluntarily from Turkey" each day between December 9 and 13, with the five-day …

Syria's new PM urges refugees to come back and 'rebuild' the country - as many insist they still intend to head for Britain or stay in Europe despite the fall of Assad
1 week, 5 days ago

Syria's new PM urges refugees to come back and 'rebuild' the country - as many insist they still intend to head for Britain or stay in Europe despite the fall of Assad

Daily Mail  

Syria's new transitional prime minister has called for Syrians abroad to return to their homeland and help rebuild it, as Britain and other European countries have rushed to freeze all pending asylum requests from Syrians. Thousands of Syrians in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep celebrate at the news of the fall of the Syrian government in Damascus, on December …

Europe asks: Is it time for Syria’s refugees to go home?
1 week, 6 days ago

Europe asks: Is it time for Syria’s refugees to go home?

Live Mint  

Days after Syria’s autocratic ruler fled the country, European politicians have reignited the debate over the region’s decade-old refugee crisis. “No country has received as many Syrians in the European Union as Germany… So far this year, the vast majority of those who got protection were Syrians," said Gerald Knaus, head of the European Stability Initiative, a Berlin-based think tank, …

Syrian refugees eagerly return home as Bashar al-Assad's regime falls
2 weeks ago

Syrian refugees eagerly return home as Bashar al-Assad's regime falls

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey on Monday, eagerly anticipating their return home following the fall of Bashar Assad’s government. Thank God, the war is over.” Assad’s fall has sparked widespread joy among Turkey’s 3 million Syrian refugees, with many taking to the streets of Istanbul and other cities to celebrate. “As Syria gains …

Where do six million Syrian refugees live today?
2 weeks ago

Where do six million Syrian refugees live today?

Al Jazeera  

In 2024, about half of Syria’s registered refugees live in Turkiye, followed by Lebanon, Germany, Jordan and Iraq. As of 2024, the United Nations reports, at least 7.4 million Syrians remain internally displaced, with approximately 4.9 million seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. The neighbouring countries with the most registered Syrian refugees include Turkiye, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. About half of …

Syria's endless struggle: Can refugees ever go home?
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2 weeks ago

Syria's endless struggle: Can refugees ever go home?

India Today  

The civil war has left Syria devastated. By 2025, the UN predicts that 7.2 million people will be forced to flee their homes but remain inside Syria. Another 6.2 million Syrians are expected to live as refugees in nearby countries like Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and T¼rkiye. DISPLACEMENT HOTSPOTS From Aleppo’s shattered streets to Deir Ezzor’s arid plains, the human …

Where Turkey stands as Syrian government falls to opposition insurgents
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Where Turkey stands as Syrian government falls to opposition insurgents

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Syrian refugees across Turkey jubilantly welcomed the downfall of Bashar Assad’s government Sunday, with many embracing the chance to return to their homeland. FILE - From left: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Share Share Copy Link …

Turkey is housing 3 million Syrian refugees: Where do they go after the fall of Aleppo to rebels?
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Turkey is housing 3 million Syrian refugees: Where do they go after the fall of Aleppo to rebels?

Firstpost  

The capture of Aleppo by rebels, Syria’s second-largest city, has been a big change in the more than decade-long conflict, as the city had never before fallen out of government hands Turkey said Wednesday it anticipates many of the three million Syrian refugees on its soil will accelerate their return if rebels solidify control over Aleppo, which they seized from …

Attacks on Syrian Refugees Reveal Türkiye’s Immigration Struggle
5 months, 1 week ago

Attacks on Syrian Refugees Reveal Türkiye’s Immigration Struggle

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 16, 2024 17:38 IST - 10 MINS READ The once bustling Melikgazi district in Türkiye’s Central Anatolian province of Kayseri, 346 km southeast of the capital Ankara, now bears the scars of charred homes, burnt stores, and overturned cars. According to Hamit, “Both countries are moving to launch anti-terrorist operations in Northern Syria and are opposed to …

Assad blames Erdogan for violence in Syria and insists on a pullout of Turkish troops
1 year, 4 months ago

Assad blames Erdogan for violence in Syria and insists on a pullout of Turkish troops

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad slammed Turkey in comments published Wednesday, blaming Ankara for the uptick in violence in his war-torn country and insisting on the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syria. He also denied rumors of an upcoming meeting between him and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite meetings between Turkey and Syria’s defense and foreign ministers under …

Over 110 million forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, says UN
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 110 million forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, says UN

Firstpost  

Over 110 million people have been displaced from their homes worldwide, according to the UN refugee agency, which expects the ongoing crisis in Sudan to result in the largest level of global displacement ever. According to The National, citing the UNHCR report, tens of millions have been forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, human rights abuses and climate …

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says
1 year, 6 months ago

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some 110 million people have …

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says
1 year, 6 months ago

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says

Associated Press  

Some 110 million people have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says. “It’s quite an indictment on the state of our world,” Filippo Grandi, who leads the U.N. refugee agency, told reporters in Geneva ahead of the publication Wednesday of UNHCR’s Global Trends Report for 2022. Last …

Future unknown but Syrians in Turkey ‘relieved’ after Erdogan win
1 year, 6 months ago

Future unknown but Syrians in Turkey ‘relieved’ after Erdogan win

Al Jazeera  

Gaziantep, Turkey — Hatim al-Abdullah, a dual Syrian-Turkish citizen, voted for the first time in Turkey’s elections in May, which returned longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a five-year presidential term. The xenophobic rhetoric heard first in the aftermath of the earthquakes, then during the election campaigns, made Syrians feel like their time in Turkey would soon come to a …

Turkish presidential run-off leaves Syrians with uncertain future
1 year, 6 months ago

Turkish presidential run-off leaves Syrians with uncertain future

Al Jazeera  

Election campaign has seen rising anti-refugee rhetoric, leaving many Syrians worried about what will come next. Rising nationalism According to the United Nations refugee agency, the vast majority of refugees in Turkey – 3.6 million – are Syrian living under “temporary protection status”. Besides moves towards a potential rapprochement, Erdogan’s government has pushed on with its plan for refugees to …

Turkey’s Kilicdaroglu promises to kick out refugees post-election
1 year, 7 months ago

Turkey’s Kilicdaroglu promises to kick out refugees post-election

Al Jazeera  

Remarks by the opposition presidential candidate ahead of his May 28 run-off against President Erdogan incite reactions online. Turkish opposition leader and presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu has promised to send “10 million refugees” home if he wins a May 28 run-off as he shifts to a sharply more anti-migrant tone to try to win nationalist votes and defeat President Recep …

Syrian refugees in Turkey face return to quake-stricken areas
1 year, 10 months ago

Syrian refugees in Turkey face return to quake-stricken areas

Al Jazeera  

Government directives issued after the earthquakes allow refugees in affected provinces to move around, but only for a limited time. “I saw it hanging on the closet door as the walls started to crumble around us.” Temporary policy According to government estimates, more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees lived in the 10 southern Turkish provinces devastated by this month’s earthquakes. …

Syrian refugees return home from Turkey after quake devastation
1 year, 10 months ago

Syrian refugees return home from Turkey after quake devastation

Al Jazeera  

Syrians are hoping conditions in their war-ravaged homeland are better than quake-hit Turkey. Bab al-Hawa, Syria – Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Turkey who survived last week’s earthquakes are returning to their war-torn homeland after once again losing everything. “At Bab al-Hawa, we are facilitating the entry of our Syrian people coming from Turkey … by giving them papers proving …

Anger toward Turkey's Syrian refugees grows after earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

Anger toward Turkey's Syrian refugees grows after earthquake

LA Times  

It was on the third day after the devastating earthquake demolished his home and almost killed him and his family that Basel, a 31-year-old Syrian refugee living in Turkey, was able to find an empty plot of land to pitch a tent as a temporary shelter for his family. “They started breaking up the tent, shouting at us until we …

Turkey forced hundreds of migrants to return to Syria: Human Rights Watch report
2 years, 2 months ago

Turkey forced hundreds of migrants to return to Syria: Human Rights Watch report

The Hindu  

Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten, and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said on Monday. The treatment of migrants living in Turkey under temporary protection is a breach of international law, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report. Human Rights Watch said deported …

Rights group: Turkey forces hundreds to return to Syria
2 years, 2 months ago

Rights group: Turkey forces hundreds to return to Syria

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Hundreds of Syrian men and boys were detained, beaten and forcibly returned to their country by Turkish authorities over a six-month period, a leading human rights group said Monday. Human Rights Watch said deported Syrians told researchers that Turkish officials arrested them in their homes, workplaces and on the street. “In violation of international law Turkish authorities have …

Killing of refugee highlights struggle facing Syrians in Turkey
2 years, 2 months ago

Killing of refugee highlights struggle facing Syrians in Turkey

Al Jazeera  

Working-class Istanbul districts like Bagcilar are the epicentre of the tension between Syrians and Turks, with elections looming next year, and anti-refugee sentiment on the rise. “n areas like Bagcilar where the symbol of power is brute force, this is now directly affecting the refugees from Syria,” Gokay, a longtime Bagcilar resident, told Al Jazeera. Ali, a refugee who has …

Are Syrian refugees in Turkey being used as political pawns?
2 years, 4 months ago

Are Syrian refugees in Turkey being used as political pawns?

Al Jazeera  

On Thursday, August 4 at 19:30 GMT: For many Syrian refugees, life in Turkey has become increasingly difficult. And while Turkey is proud to host the world’s largest refugee population – 4 million people, mostly Syrians – the expensive endeavour is now a political flashpoint for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Erdoğan himself has talked about plans to send at least …

Rising anti-refugee sentiment leads to debate in Turkey
2 years, 4 months ago

Rising anti-refugee sentiment leads to debate in Turkey

Al Jazeera  

With the Turkish government struggling to deal with one of the most serious economic crises the country has faced in decades, another troubling problem is rearing its head – the rise of anti-refugee sentiment in the country. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proudly spoken of his country’s success in hosting refugees, often slamming developed countries for not doing enough …

Explained | How bad is the global refugee crisis?
2 years, 6 months ago

Explained | How bad is the global refugee crisis?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The United Nations has designated June 20 as World Refugee Day to honour forcibly displaced people all around the world and celebrate their strength and courage. The events leading up to the Taliban takeover saw a large population of the country being displaced within Afghanistan as well as into neighbouring countries like Iran and Pakistan. Displacement …

As Turkey’s economic crisis grows, politicians spar over refugees
2 years, 7 months ago

As Turkey’s economic crisis grows, politicians spar over refugees

Al Jazeera  

As tensions rise over Turkey’s millions of refugees, politicians are seeking to capitalise on the resentment. Under the slogan “Victory will come to power, all refugees and illegals will go”, the party’s popularity has grown. Ozdag responded by calling on Soylu to meet him at the entrance of the Interior Ministry in Ankara, saying “you’ll wait for me there if …

President Erdogan pledges Turkey will ‘not expel’ Syrian refugees
2 years, 7 months ago

President Erdogan pledges Turkey will ‘not expel’ Syrian refugees

Al Jazeera  

Despite pressure from opposition, Erdogan says Turkey, home to over 3.6m Syrian refugees, will ‘protect’ those who fled. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged that his country would not drive Syrian refugees back to their home country despite pressure from opposition parties amid rising anti-immigrant sentiment in the country. More than 3.6 million Syrian refugees have taken shelter in …

UN refugee agency: 1 million flee Ukraine in under a week
2 years, 9 months ago

UN refugee agency: 1 million flee Ukraine in under a week

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The U.N. refugee agency said Thursday that 1 million people have now fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion less than a week ago, an exodus without precedent in this century for its speed. Grandi’s comments testified to the desperation of Ukrainians as artillery fire, exploding mortar shells and gunfire echoed across the country, and the growing concerns across the …

1 million refugees flee Ukraine in week since Russian invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

1 million refugees flee Ukraine in week since Russian invasion

Al Jazeera  

UN official says the speed of exodus from Ukraine could trigger ‘biggest refugee crisis this century’. At least one million people have fled Ukraine in the week since Russia’s invasion, the United Nations said, with one official warning that “at this rate” the exodus could become “the biggest refugee crisis this century”. On Twitter, UN High Commissioner Filippo Grandi wrote, …

Syrians face deportation from Turkey over banana videos
3 years, 1 month ago

Syrians face deportation from Turkey over banana videos

Al Jazeera  

Several Syrians face deportation from Turkey after posting videos of themselves eating bananas as part of a “provocation” while “inciting hatred” following tensions between the host community and refugees over their financial wellbeing. Videos of people purporting to be Syrians eating bananas have sprung up since October 17, when an online news outlet filmed an argument between a young Syrian …

Turkey says it lacks capacity to handle new refugee influx
3 years, 3 months ago

Turkey says it lacks capacity to handle new refugee influx

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey does not have the capacity to deal with a possible new refugee wave from Afghanistan, the Turkish president told German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a telephone call on Tuesday. During the call, Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said Germany and other European Union nations should provide assistance to Afghanistan’s neighbors to help them as “they bear the …

Turkey talks with UN over returning Syrian refugees
3 years, 3 months ago

Turkey talks with UN over returning Syrian refugees

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Turkey is working with the U.N.’s refugee agency to repatriate Syrians to their home country, the Turkish foreign minister said Sunday. “We are now receiving better support from the international community for the safe return and repatriation of refugees,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “We are working to repatriate refugees, especially in Syria, especially with the U.N. …

Turkey cannot take new refugee ‘burden’ from Afghanistan, says FM
3 years, 3 months ago

Turkey cannot take new refugee ‘burden’ from Afghanistan, says FM

Al Jazeera  

Mevlut Cavusoglu says Europe would also be affected by a wave of Afghan refugees following the Taliban’s takeover. Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said after talks with his German counterpart, as concerns about a new migrant wave remain after the Taliban’s takeover. “As Turkey, we have sufficiently carried …

Fresh refugee arrivals in Turkey renew anti-migrant sentiments
3 years, 4 months ago

Fresh refugee arrivals in Turkey renew anti-migrant sentiments

Al Jazeera  

A growing number of Afghans are arriving in Turkey, putting pressure on Brussels-Ankara deal on migrants. Tanju Ozcan, mayor of Bolu from the opposition Republican People’s Party, later made clear which foreigners he was referring to – refugees whose presence has made Turkey home to the world’s largest refugee population. While Turkey’s commitment to refugees has drawn praise from the …

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