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Language TurkishKapalı olan Türkiye-Suriye sınırında nöbet tutan bir hudut birlik personeli Türkiye'nin Güveççi Köyü yakınlarında devriye geziyor, 7 Şubat 2016. Alt Text Kapalı olan Türkiye-Suriye...
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Dispatches: ISIS Advance Traps 165,000 Syrians at Closed Turkish Border
There are two walls on the Turkey-Syria border.ExpandAt Tal Abyad –Akçakale border crossing, in June 2015, Turkish border guards manning Turkey’s closed border watched ISIS fighters order displaced...
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Language EnglishAt Tal Abyad –Akçakale border crossing, in June 2015, Turkish border guards manning Turkey’s closed border watched ISIS fighters order displaced Syrian civilians back from the border....
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Language EnglishRawan, 14, holds the certificate she received upon completing the 4th grade at a Syrian temporary education center in Istanbul. She missed nearly four years of school prior to her...
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Dispatches: EU Deportations Resume, Troubles Abound
With little fanfare or media attention, the European Union and Greece yesterday quietly resumed deporting “irregular migrants” from Greece to Turkey.ExpandA Frontex officer (L) escorts a deportee onto...
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Turkey: Journalists Convicted for News Reports
Can Dündar, editor of the Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet, and Erdem Gül, the newspaper’s Ankara bureau chief, were sentenced to prison on May 6, 2016, on charges of obtaining and revealing state...
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Turkey: Border Guards Kill and Injure Asylum Seekers
(Istanbul) – Turkish border guards are shooting and beating Syrian asylum seekers trying to reach Turkey, resulting in deaths and serious injuries, Human Rights Watch said today. The Turkish...
View ArticleTurkey: Syrians Shot, Beaten, and Killed at Border
Turkish border guards are shooting and beating Syrian asylum seekers and the smugglers helping them cross to Turkey, resulting in deaths and serious injuries. The Turkish authorities should end their...
View ArticleWords of Praise, Deadly Deeds: Turkey’s Treatment of Refugees
During his late April visit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Turkey, European Council President Donald Tusk lavished praise on his hosts, saying, “Turkey is the best example for the whole world...
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UN: Press Turkey to Open Border
(Istanbul) – United Nations member states and UN agencies attending the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on May 23-24, 2016, should press the Turkish authorities to reopen Turkey’s border to...
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EU: Don’t Send Syrians Back to Turkey
(Brussels) – Delays in registration and limited implementation of temporary protection policies in Turkey mean that many Syrian refugees are left without effective protection or access to jobs and...
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Turkey: Rights Defenders, Journalists Jailed
(Berlin) – An academic and two journalists who have played a key role in Turkey’s human rights movement have been jailed pending investigation into spurious allegations of spreading terrorist...
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Turkey: Despicable Airport Attack
(Istanbul) – The gun and bomb attacks at Istanbul Ataturk international airport on June 28, 2016, are despicable acts of violence that cannot be justified, Human Rights Watch said today. The attacks...
View ArticleTurkey: Satellite Imagery in the Neighborhoods of Cudi and Sur
Satellite imagery recorded before and after building demolition in the neighborhoods of Cudi and Sur.
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Turkey: State Blocks Probes of Southeast Killings
(Istanbul) – The Turkish government is blocking access for independent investigations into alleged mass abuses against civilians across southeast Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today. The alleged...
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Turkey: Protect Rights, Law After Coup Attempt
(Berlin) – The response of the Turkish government to an attempted coup will be a critical test of its commitment to defend democratic principles and human rights, including media freedom and respect...
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Dispatches: Turkey’s State of Emergency
Around midnight on Wednesday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the decision to place Turkey under a state of emergency – no reward for Turkey’s population, which, when confronted with...
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