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Greece to extend fence on Turkish border by 35 kilometers
The Greek government is planning to proceed with the expansion of a fence by 35 kilometers along its northern border with Turkey to deter...
New Frontex chief vows to ‘restore trust’ amid pushback controversy
The new chief of EU border agency Frontex on Thursday vowed to "restore trust" in an organization shaken by claims it turned a blind...
Pushback cases in Aegean Sea increased by 57 percent in 2022: report
A total of 988 pushback cases were registered in the Aegean Sea last year, an increase of 57.1 percent over 2021, local media reported...
6 refugees die in bus accident in SE Turkey
Six refugees drowned Friday when their bus fell into an irrigation canal in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the...
EU to transfer €220 million to Turkey for improvement of its eastern border security
The European Commission on Monday adopted a €220 million ($231 million) package for the improvement of border control in Turkey’s east, according to the...
Nowhere to run: Greece pushes back victims of Erdoğan’s crackdown, Turkey arrests them
Bünyamin TekinGreek authorities on Friday forcibly pushed back five Turks after they fled across the border seeking asylum in Greece to escape a crackdown...
Turkey violates Afghans’ right to apply for int’l protection through deportations or pushbacks at Iranian border: HRW
Turkey is deporting tens of thousands of Afghans directly to Afghanistan or pushing them back at its land border with Iran without checking to...
Turkey promises 100,000 houses for Syrians displaced by war
Turkey vowed on Sunday to complete construction of 100,000 houses in war-torn Syria, as Ankara pushes to settle Syrian refugees who fled more than...
5 Afghans found stabbed to death in Turkish capital
Five Afghan nationals have been found stabbed to death in a house in the Turkish capital of Ankara, local media reported on Thursday.A medical...
Only 1 person convicted in trial over refugee boat disaster in eastern Turkey
A Turkish court handed down more than 1,000 years in prison to only one of the defendants in a trial concerning the sinking of...
Turkey summons German ambassador over FDP politician calling Erdoğan a ‘sewer rat’
German Ambassador to Turkey Jürgen Schulz has been summoned by the Turkish Foreign Ministry due to the remarks of a politician from German coalition...
Head of Turkish intelligence talked to Syrian counterpart about return of refugees: report
Hakan Fidan, the head of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT), met with his Syrian counterpart, Ali Mamlouk, in Syria and discussed the return home...