Refugees are worried
15.08.2019
Sputnik Turkey wrote that the re-sending of unregistered refugees in Istanbul to the provinces where they are registered and the deportation of some of them had intensified the concerns of the refugees in Turkey. According to this news where the refugees living in Istanbul illustrated their viewpoints, the overall of all these people has been conveyed as generally expressing ‘’We are striving to survive without tying any expectations to the government. However, we even cannot wait in the slave market due to our fears.’’
135 migrants in Çanakkale are stopped
15.08.2019
According to DHA, during the concurrent operations being staged in the Ayvalık district of Çanakkale, 135 Afghanistan-originated irregular migrants who were attempting to cross over Greece’s Lesbos Island has been stopped.
Source: https://www.cnnturk.com/yerel-haberler/canakkale/ayvacik/canakkalede-135-kacak-gocmen-yakalandi-1039645
Afgan refugees’ battle of life
14.08.2019
Birgün News has written about the lives of Afgan refugees in İzmir. These refugees, who fled from the Taliban’s oppression and harboured to Turkey, stay in the park in front of the Agora Ancient City located in the İkiçeşmelik area of the Konak district. The multi-child families roosting to the carpets have been fighting off against several diseases.
Source: https://www.birgun.net/haber/multeciler-yasam-mucadelesi-veriyor-264911
Turkey trip to Syrian children
13.08.2019
According to Cumhuriyet News, The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has initiated a Turkey touring to the students in the scope of "Advanced Turkish Language Education Program for Syrians’’. Trabzon, Adana, Urfa, Antep, and Istanbul are included in the itineration program.
Source: http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/turkiye/1531333/Suriyelilere_bakanliktan_Turkiye_turu.html
Preschool education for Syrian children
12.08.2019
In the scope of ‘’Project on Promoting Integration of Syrian Kids into the Turkish Education System (PICTES)’’, a pre-school education aiming at Syrian children has been launched for the first time.
RESEARCH-REPORT
The employment problem of asylum seekers being sent from Istanbul
10.08.2019
According to Euronews, Bahcesehir University Economic and Social Research Center (BETAM) has thoroughly tackled the opportunity pathways in the process of Syrian asylum-seekers transitioning to the workforce in its new report discussing ‘’Syrians’ Adaptation to the Labor Market: The Employment Opportunities in Şanlıurfa, Hatay, and Gaziantep’’. From the vantage point of BETAM Vice Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökçe Uysal, the adaptation to the labor market in these provinces should be prioritized, and it is vital to advert an inclination towards to the areas where there exists no obligation to obtain a work permit, such as seasonal agricultural labor.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
507 refugees are confined to the sea
13.08.2019
According to Euronews, 507 refugees are waiting for the European Union (EU) states to grant acceptance to them in two ships anchored to the Mediterranean Sea. However, these states display resistance to receive refugees.
Three hundred fifty-six refugees have been waiting in the Ocean Viking ship being administered by the cooperation between Médecins Sans Frontières and the German relief organization, SOS Mediterranee. When the refugees trying to cross over Europe by small boats have been stuck in a direful situation, this ship has rescued them. Open Arms, a Spain-based aid agency, has been waiting in the sea for twelve days with 151 refugees that it has saved. Only eight refugees experiencing health urgency were permitted in their transition to Malta.
Source: https://tr.euronews.com/2019/08/13/denizde-mahsur-kalan-500-multeciyi-kurtarma-operasyonu
*This page is translated from Turkish to English by İGAM volunteer Şevval Demiç.
