Via BBC – Eleven people thought to be migrants have died after their vehicle and a lorry collided head-on in northern Greece.
Both the car and the lorry burst into flames but the lorry driver managed to escape without serious injuries.
Three female migrants found murdered near Greece-Turkey border
Via The Guardian – Two women and a girl believed to be migrants have been found dead with their throats slashed near Greece’s north-eastern border with Turkey, Greek authorities said.
An open secret: Refugee pushbacks across the Turkey-Greece border
Via IRIN
Linda, a 19-year-old Syrian and registered refugee, had just crossed from Turkey into Greece at the Evros River when men carrying guns appeared, seemingly out of nowhere. She wasn’t sure if they were police officers or soldiers, but they emerged from behind trees and wore dark uniforms that helped them blend into the night.
This article was originally published by IRIN
IOM to support Turkey to build a new labour migration management system
Via IOM Turkey
IOM is pleased to announce a partnership with the Turkish Government to build a new labour migration management system! The project focuses on cooperation and collaboration between parties to support Syrian integration into the Turkish labour market.@UKinTurkey @IOM_ROVienna pic.twitter.com/NC3y3EVK1y
— IOM Türkiye (@IOMTurkiye) October 2, 2018
Fleeing worsening war, Afghans find narrowing options in Turkey
Via IRIN
The Turkish city of Erzurum sits on an expansive green plain, ringed on all sides by towering mountains. Best known as a destination for winter sports enthusiasts, who flock here when snow blankets the nearby slopes, it is also a gateway for another set of visitors – Afghans uprooted by their country’s long and brutal war.
This article was originally published by IRIN
Syrian Entrepreneurs in Turkey provide employment to 100,000
Via Sputniknews
According to the report of Building Markets, the number of Syrian companies in Turkey is above 10 thousand. According to the report Turkish Economics and Politics Research Foundation (TEPAV) prepared, based on the data drawn from The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), 6,589 company was founded with Syrian capital between 2010-2017.
How Syrian artists are livening up Turkey’s art scene
Via Al-Monitor – Syrian artists who have come to Turkey found it difficult to find platforms to showcase their work, but this may be changing slowly. The drawing of a stylized lion’s head dominates the small booth reserved for Arthere — a collective of Turkish and Syrian artists — at Contemporary Istanbul, the city’s huge art fair that brings together dozens of galleries from New York to Tehran to Istanbul every September.
This article was originally published by Al-Monitor.
‘Gezi generation’ fleeing Turkey
Via Al-Monitor – Well-educated, qualified young people from Turkey’s “Gezi generation,” which led mass anti-government protests in the summer of 2013, are increasingly emigrating to the West, having lost hope in the future of their country.
This article was originally published by Al-Monitor.
Conditions at Moria are “shameful”
Via Danish Refugee Council – 19 NGOs decry conditions at the site, now worse than ever, and call for sustainable solutions to both decongest the islands and improve conditions across first receptions centres in North Aegean Sea.
UNHCR ANNOUNCES TO END REGISTRATION PROCESS IN TURKEY ON 10TH OF SEPTEMBER 2018
On 12th of September UNHCR Turkey informed on Twitter that it will end the registration process in Turkey on 10th of September 2018. Further information can be found on its homepage:
Via UNHCR – The Directorate General of Migration Management (DGMM), as the national authority entrusted by the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, is responsible for registering and processing international protection applications. UNHCR has provided support to DGMM during its formation process, including registration of international protection applicants and referral processes. This is to give notice that as of 10 September 2018, UNHCR will stop registering foreigners wishing to apply for international protection in Turkey. Continue reading UNHCR ANNOUNCES TO END REGISTRATION PROCESS IN TURKEY ON 10TH OF SEPTEMBER 2018