Syrian refugees in turkey

Turkish charity shop worker allegedly sexually abusing Syrian refugees - BBC

The charity shop owner claimed it was physically impossible that he had committed sexual assault, as he only had one testicle and only four women had accused him.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Shanty houses painted in primary colours are pictured crowding the deep gullies and steep cliffs in Altindag, a suburb on the slopes outside central Ankara.
Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister, Hakan Fidan delivers a press conferense after his meeting with his Greek counterpart in Athens, on November 8, 2024.

Turkey to work for Syrian migrants to return home safely, minister says

Turkey hosts some 3 million Syrian migrants and refugees, making it the biggest host of Syrians who have fled the civil war.

|ByREUTERS
A man pushes against a riot police officer's shield with his leg during clashes, as protesters attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to celebrate May Day in Istanbul, Turkey May 1, 2024.

Anti-refugee riots erupt in Turkey after Syrian man arrested for sexually harassing 7-year-old

After a 7-year-old was harassed by a Syrian refugee, a mob set fire to Syrian-owned businesses, overturned cars, and demanded the expulsion of refugees.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters at the Presidential Palace after his victory in the second round of the presidential election, Ankara, Turkey, May 29, 2023.

Istanbul to oust unregistered Syrians by September

Unregistered Syrians have been ordered to leave Istanbul, a move seen as politically motivated in light of Turkey's recent elections and growing discontent with the refugee population.

|ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE

Germany denies 13,000 immigrants entry amid terror in Europe

Rise in rejections signals tougher border policy as terrorism on the rise in Europe.

AUGUST 9, 2016ByREUTERS
Migrants from Syria and Iraq take selfies with German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside a refugee camp near the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees after their registration at Berlin's Spandau district, Germany, September 10, 2015

Turkey’s Elected Dictator

JULY 20, 2016ByDR. ALON BEN-MEIR
The Jerusalem Post

Istanbul bombing another sign Syria, Iraq war spreading to Turkey

Former Turkish lawmaker tells Post the perpetrators seem to have employed a dual strategy: attacking security forces while also damaging Turkey's tourism sector.

JUNE 7, 2016ByARIEL BEN SOLOMON
A destroyed van is pictured near a Turkish police bus which was targeted in a bomb attack in a central Istanbul district, Turkey, June 7, 2016.

‘The crisis levels everyone’

Children without warm clothes in the winter; women left to fend for themselves as their husbands work at half the local pay. For 2.2 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, it's a lost generation.

JANUARY 21, 2016ByTAMAR DRESSLER
An elderly Syrian women sits outside a mosque in Suleymaniye, begging for money from passersby

The crisis in Europe and the empathy deficit at home

Build a wall? We should be flinging open the gates!

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015ByGORDON MARINO
Syrian and Afghan refugees struggle to stay afloat after their dinghy collapses just off the coast of Greece

The Human Spirit: A refugee names Louis

Defiance is crushed with imprisonment, reputedly underground, and torture.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015ByBARBARA SOFER
Eritrean migrants in Tel Aviv.

Wilders tells Dutch parliament refugee crisis is 'Islamic invasion'

"Masses of young men in their twenties with beards singing Allahu Akbar across Europe. It's an invasion that threatens our prosperity, our security, our culture and identity," far-right leader says.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015ByREUTERS
Geert Wilders

Far-right Czech politician recommends placing refugees in concentration camp

Czech Jewish leaders have refused to comment on the incident.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015ByJTA
Refugees raise their documents and railways tickets outside the Keleti station in Budapest, Hungary

France says taking all refugees would be victory for ISIS

About 60 countries, including ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon, meet in Paris to cement measures aimed at easing the return of refugees.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015ByREUTERS
DATE IMPORTED: September 08, 2015 Migrants wait to board a train after crossing the Macedonian-Greek border near Gevgelija, Macedonia, September 8, 2015.

US weighs refugee response, including 'resettlement', as criticism mounts

The administration itself is concerned that militants from Islamic State or al-Qaida might slip into the country as refugees.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015ByREUTERS
President Barack Obama holds a National Security Council meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, April 5, 2013.