Asylum Seekers

Boat sinks in Aegean, Turkey saves 35 asylum seekers

Turkish Coast Guard separately rescue another 64 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea, who were pushed back by Greek forces

Turkey summons Norway’s envoy over granting asylum to NATO soldiers, military attaché

Turkey summons Norway’s envoy over granting asylum to NATO soldiers, military attaché

1.2 million first time asylum seekers registered to EU in 2016

1.2 million first time asylum seekers registered to EU in 2016

Bulgaria says ready to protect border with Turkey

Bulgaria says ready to protect border with Turkey

Mültecilere yeni yaşam şartları için çalışıyorlar

Mültecilere yeni yaşam şartları için çalışıyorlar

Karanlık sulardan Kanada'ya

SURİYE'deki çatışmalarda eşinin ölmesi ardından, biri henüz 40 günlük en büyüğü 7 yaşında 6 çocuğuyla İzmir'e gelen ve Ege üzerinden Avrupa'ya geçmek isteyen 32 yaşındaki Maha Mansour'un talihi döndü. Kanada Büyükelçiliği talihsiz kadın ve 6 çocuğunu ülkeye almak için girişim başlattı. 

Ege'nin karanlık sularından Kanada'ya yol göründü

Ege'nin karanlık sularından Kanada'ya yol göründü

Norveç 30 sığınmacıyı daha sınır dışı etti

Norveç, Rusya üzerinden ülkeye giren ve aralarında hamile bir Suriyeli, 18 aylık bir bebek ile 5 yaşında engelli bir çocuğun da olduğu 30 sığınmacıyı sınır dışı etti.

Rights group says human rights put on backburner

ISTANBUL - The Amnesty International 2009 report proclaims a human rights crisis is striking the world but says when put together with the financial crisis these problems require global solutions based on international cooperation, human rights and the rule of law. In the report Turkey is criticized for breaching human rights with its political instability.

EU agency helps Greece with immigration

KIPI, Greece - Weary of illegal immigrants crossing over its rugged borders with Turkey, Greece gets help from EU agency Frontex to search trucks and monitor clandestine crossings. Heartbeat and carbon dioxide detectors are used, along with heat cameras to scan vehicles

Turkey pays attention to refugees, says UN official

NİĞDE – United Nations Refugee Agency High Commissioner official Keith Jordan said they were glad to see the attention Turkey pays to asylum seekers and refugees in the Aegean province of Niğde, one of the 30 provinces in Turkey where the refugees are hosted.

Migrant tragedy affects all Europe

ANKARA-The immigrant traffic in the Mediterranean does not only hit neighboring Turkey and Greece but also other countries including European Union members Italy and Malta, said the spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency in Ankara yesterday.

Rich British and the Iraqi refugee are in the same status

ISTANBUL - Foreigners staying in Turkey have to pay 306 Liras 30 Kurus inhabitancy charge every six months, regardless of their conditions. It is the same for both the British tourist in Didim and the Iraqi refugee in Van. There are people who cannot leave Turkey due to being unable to pay this amount.

Rich British, Iraqi refugee in the same status

ISTANBUL - Foreigners staying in Turkey have to pay 306 Liras 30 Kurus inhabitancy charge every six months, regardless of their conditions.

Amnesty calls EU to assist Turkey

ISTANBUL - Turkey should abandon its policy of geographic limitations on the admission of persons of non-European origin, who according to Turkish law, cannot be recognized as refugees, according to a report released yesterday by Amnesty International.

Turkish Cypriot lawyer arrested for people smuggling

ISTANBUL - A Turkish Cypriot lawyer has admitted to conspiring to smuggle asylum seekers into the southern part of the island in return for cash, daily Cyprus Mail reported yesterday.

Istanbul big magnet for immigrants

ISTANBUL - A recent report has revealed that Istanbul is a magnet for migrants not only because it is a cosmopolitan city open to opportunity but because it is a stepping stone to other European counties that have stricter immigration laws.

The balance sheet of Gaza via Davos

An additional balance sheet is required for Gaza via the Davos incident beside the one for the Israeli offensive. Turkey for a week has been discussing the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s reaction against the Israeli President Shimon Peres at a panel for the World Economic Forum in the Swiss town of Davos and its possible results in Palestine, the Arab World, Turkey and in the planet at large.

Illegal immigrants exceeds EU

ANKARA - The number of illegal immigrants apprehended in Turkey is more than in any European Union country, Interior Minister Beşir Atalay said yesterday.

Hierarchy in empathy

Let’s state the obvious once again. There cannot be any excuse or explanation for the massacre Israel committed in Gaza. In Turkey a deep-rooted reaction is being shown to this crime against humanity in Gaza. The point I would like to elaborate on is why the reactions in Turkey to this never ending madness were fiercer than that of Arab and Muslim countries?

Europe complains of Turkish red tape

ANKARA- The European Union has called on Turkish authorities to speed up technical preparations in order to open new negotiation chapters.

Migrants in prison riot

ISTANBUL - Migrants rioted at a detention center in Istanbul Friday in a protest against alleged police abuse and poor conditions. An Associated Press photographer saw detainees dangling burning blankets from windows of the barricaded center.

Asylum-seekers riot in Athens after a man falls into a canal

Hundreds of migrants waiting to submit asylum applications rioted in downtown Athens on Saturday, setting fire to garbage bins and attacking passing cars.

Asylum-seekers riot in Athens after a man falls into a canal

Hundreds of migrants waiting to submit asylum applications rioted in downtown Athens on Saturday, setting fire to garbage bins and attacking passing cars.

Iran’s gay exiles seek help in Turkey

ISTANBUL - Gays, lesbians and transsexuals suffer discrimination throughout the world, but in Iran, the difficulties are compounded by the government’s denial of their very existence.

Iran's gay exiles seek help in Turkey

ISTANBUL - Gays, lesbians and transsexuals suffer discrimination throughout the world, but in Iran, the difficulties are compounded by the government's denial of their very existence.

Greece abusing and degrading migrants- report

Greece is violating international law by rounding up asylum seekers from countries such as Iraq, holding them in degrading conditions and secretly expelling them across the border into Turkey, a rights group said on Wednesday.

Greece abusing and degrading migrants- report

Greece is violating international law by rounding up asylum seekers from countries such as Iraq, holding them in degrading conditions and secretly expelling them across the border into Turkey, a rights group said on Wednesday.