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Gov’t lost 100 migrants who were supposed to be sent back to Turkey
The readmission operation of refugees and migrants from Greek islands to Turkey has begun with Greece having already sent back 202 people who had not applied for asylum.
However, as strange as this might sound, the government lost about 100 immigrants who were supposed to return to Turkey from Chios on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Istanbul's first Arabic bookstore anchors Syrian refugees
A rustic, three story-Arabic bookstore in old Istanbul has become an anchor for many Syrians who have stayed put in Turkey but crave a taste of home.
The founder and owner of Pages Bookstore Café, Samer al-Kadri, a refugee himself, says the store strives to be a bridge between Syrians, Turks and the myriad of foreigners who visit the city.
How the US press got it all wrong about Obama-Erdo?an
This is not the first time we have see U.S. press have a huge discrepancy with reality. Still, they could not have got it more wrong.
Erdo?an's US visit highlights Turkey's isolation
It is not possible to consider President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's visit to Washington as a success by any count. The "strategic partnership" between the two countries continues but it is clear that relations are currently very tense.
Sèvres serves Erdo?an
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an's visit to the United States was a tense one from the beginning. The question of whether he would meet U.S. President Barack Obama or not was a topic of discussion in Turkey.
Will the Turkey-EU migrant scheme work?
The first group of 202 immigrants, who had crossed illegally to the Greek islands after March 20, were sent back to Turkey on April 4, as scheduled in the agreement reached on March 18 between Ankara and the European Union.
IOM Reports Eight-fold Increase in Migrant Arrivals in Europe by Sea in Q1 2016
A total of 169,846 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in the first three months of 2016 - more than eight times the number recorded in the same period of 2015, according to calculations of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
A record one million migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean, mostly to Greece and Italy, last year.