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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.

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Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister, Hakan Fidan delivers a press conferense after his meeting with his Greek counterpart in Athens, on November 8, 2024.
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.

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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.

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The son of a Syrian refugee Mohammed al-Kashif stands at the entrance of a tent, where Mohammed lives with his family on a public park ground, after his house collapsed due to the deadly earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkey February 15, 2023.

Turkey's Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise

Erdogan has said he aims to ensure the return of one million refugees within a year to the opposition-held areas.

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Rescuers pull seven survivors from ruins eight days after Turkey quake

The earthquake has killed more than 37,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.

FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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Muhammed Enes Yeninar, a 17-year-old earthquake survivor, is rescued from the rubble of a building some 198 hours after last week's devastating earthquake, in Adiyaman, Turkey February 14, 2023

Turkey may open border to Syrian government-held region for aid - Turkish official

Turkey and Syria broke off diplomatic ties after Assad responded with force to a 2011 uprising against his rule which turned into a civil war.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023
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A TURKISH soldier waves a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria, in January 2018

Five wounded as Turkey hit by rockets fired from Syria

The five people wounded in Turkey, in the Karkamis district of Gaziantep province, were taken to hospital for treatment.

MAY 12, 2022
ByREUTERS
A view of the Syrian town of Kobani is pictured from the Turkish border town of Suruc, in Sanliurfa province, Turkey, October 31, 2019.

Tension over refugees takes center stage in Turkey ahead of elections

Both the Turkish president and the main opposition have said they want Syrians to return to their war-torn country.

MAY 12, 2022
ByKRISTINA JOVANOVSKI/THE MEDIA LINE
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses supporters during a ceremony in Istanbul, last year.

Sanctuary for refugees but safe haven for oligarchs - opinion

While Israel has granted sanctuary to Ukrainian refugees, it is in danger of becoming a safe haven for Russia and its oligarchs to bypass sanctions.

MARCH 21, 2022
ByTETIANA PECHONCHYK
Ukrainian refugees are seen arriving in Israel as part of Operation Israeli Guarantee, on March 6, 2022.

Syrian refugees deported from Turkey for 'provocative' banana-eating

31 suspects were investigated by Turkish police on charges of "provocatively" eating bananas in social media posts.

OCTOBER 28, 2021
The banana was concealed under a plastic bag

Turkey cynically pushes migrants toward coronavirus-hit Europe

Fanning the flames of Europe's coronavirus crisis, Turkey has been encouraging Syrian refugees, who lack health care, to congregate on the Greek border.

MARCH 15, 2020
Syrian refugees that crossed the land borders between Greece and Turkey, are detained by Greek soldiers near the town of Soufli, Greece, March 4, 2020.

Three-year-old girl taught to laugh at bombs reaches safety in Turkey

Salwa and her father are reported to be in a refugee camp in Southern Turkey, joining the 3.7 million Syrian refugees now living in Turkey.

MARCH 5, 2020
ByHANNAH HEPNER
Children sit in an auto rickshaw in Tal Abyad, one of the cities in which Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans to resettle Syrian refugees

Turkey says it will let refugees into Europe after troops killed in Syria

"All refugees, including Syrians, are now welcome to cross into the European Union," the official said, adding that police and border guards had been told to stand down.

FEBRUARY 28, 2020
ByREUTERS
A Syrian refugee boy stands in front of his family tent at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants next to the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

To all those who support refugee children's education

The School of Peace was established on the island of Lesbos as a global school aimed to provide refugee children with the opportunity to gain an education.

JULY 26, 2018
ByABED EL-RAHMAN
A Syrian refugee boy stands in front of his family tent at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants next to the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Afrin: A new Sudetenland

There is a Turkish saying: tell the rabbit to run and tell the greyhound to catch him.

FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighters react as they hold their weapons near the city of Afrin, Syria February 19, 2018.