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Interagency report warns over huge funding gap for Syrian refugees in Turkey
Despite hosting the second largest Syrian refugee population, Turkey has received the lowest level of funding compared to other countries hosting Syrian refugees, U.N. agencies have said.
The report demonstrates the necessity for robust support from the international community as a sign of solidarity and responsibility sharing with Turkey.
Immigrant Influx to Bulgaria 'On the Rise' - IntMin
The tide of refugees flocking to Bulgaria has been growing again over the past few weeks, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev announced.
He told a Parliament Committee that lately at least 150 to 200 people were sent back from the border every day.
Syrian refugees forcedly evicted after being attacked by locals
A group of 25 Syrian refugees were forcedly evicted from homes where they were sheltering in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on July 1. The refugees were attacked by a crowd of locals after rumors spread that children in the area who were playing on the streets had been threatened by knife-wielding Syrians.
Minimum wage of $14 a day highly inadequate, outdated for workers
A level of $14 per day, especially if the other family members of the workers do not have any other income, is highly inadequate for laborers, who work for a minimum wage, to maintain their physical being On July 1, Turkeyâs minimum wage will be âupdated.â For a single worker without any children, it will be net 891 Turkish Liras monthly, which is approximately 306 euros or $414.
Turkey’s transgender queen says concept of heterosexuality is over
Yankı BayramoÄlu who won the 5th Transgender Beauty contest organized last week as part of the Pride Week said that the concept of heterosexuality is over, both in Turkey and in the world.
Ankara criticizes 'anti-Turkish' bill on Christian properties
Turkey has strongly criticized a U.S. House committee bill that directs the State Department to monitor the return of property confiscated from Christians in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Iranian LGBTs hold panel in Istanbul as a part of pride week
A panel organized by Iranian LBGTs was held on June 26 as a part of the annual Istanbul LGBTI Pride Week, bringing the problems of gays, lesbians, trans and intersex people in Turkeyâs eastern neighbor to the table.
How many millions of people living in poverty in Turkey?
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Developmentâs (OECD) Income Inequality and Poverty report issued in June, Turkey maintains its place among the countries where income inequality is the highest.
Thousands rally for Turkish PM in France, hundreds protest
Thousands of Turk expatriates attended a political rally for Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip ErdoÄan in Chassieu, near the French city of Lyon, June 21, while hundreds protested against him.
More than 50 million displaced worldwide, UN says
GENEVA - More than 50 million people were forcibly uprooted worldwide at the end of last year, the highest level since after World War Two, as people fled crises from Syria to South Sudan, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
Asking the right questions about the Turkish economy
I was supposed to give a short talk on the Turkish economy in the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) workshop, âTurkey: An Emerging Power in a Changing Middle East,â on June 18. Unfortunately, severe food poisoning kept me in bed the whole day. I would like to summarize my speech, which is based on two misplaced questions.
Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds one million
The number of Syrians taking refuge in Turkey has reached 1.05 million with no peaceful end in sight to the civil war-torn country, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister BeÅir Atalay said on June 19.
Atalay said a total of 22 camps in Turkey were hosting 218,632 refugees, with some camps hosting as many as 35,000-40,000 individuals.
Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds 1 million: minister
The number of Syrians who are housed in refugee camps and cities in neighbouring Turkey has reached 1.05 million, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister BeÅir Atalay told a news conference on Thursday.
Ankara has maintained an "open border" policy to refugees fleeing the conflict between President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels in Syria.
Life’s new reality in Turkey: Refugees
Mardin: âWhen I took office here two years ago,â said the coordinator governor in charge of refugees, Veysel Dalmaz, âThere were about 50,000 Syrian refugees in the camps.â As of fall of 2012, Syrians who have entered Turkey, but are living outside the camps are estimated to be in the band of 15,000 to 20,000.â
Scenes of humanity from the Syrian border
Kızıltepe / Mardin: I had never seen a child suffering from meningitis before. He was lying motionless on a bed made up on the floor at the corner of the room. His eyes were fixed at the ceiling; there was no movement in his eyes. I could not understand during the 10 minutes I was in the room whether he noticed me or not.