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Syria’s war shattered their lives, Turkey’s quake crushed their hopes

FX Empire 21 Mar 2023
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – After surviving a chemical attack in Syria, Douaa Idris, her husband and two children fled across the border to southern Turkey where they painstakingly rebuilt their lives as refugees ... The area hosted some 1.5 million Syrians, according to the U.N., nearly half of the Syrian refugee population in Turkey.
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Syria's war shattered their lives, Turkey's quake crushed their hopes

Reuters 21 Mar 2023
GAZIANTEP, Turkey, March 21 (Reuters) - After surviving a chemical attack in Syria, Douaa Idris, her husband and two children fled across the border to southern Turkey where they painstakingly rebuilt their lives as refugees ... With anti-refugee sentiment on the rise and their futures uncertain, many were re-considering staying in Turkey anyway.
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Belgium: EU Commission pledges 1B euros to help with reconstruction in Turkey after devastating earthquake

Ruptly 21 Mar 2023
“I am pleased to announce that the European Commission alone will support Turkey with 1 billion euros for the post-earthquake reconstruction ... Erdogan pledged that Turkey would welcome refugees from Syria to Ukraine and added that his country is providing shelters for 3.5 million Syrians and ‘in total 4 million refugees’ in Turkey.
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Belgium: European Commission pledges 1bln euros to help with reconstruction in Turkey after deadly earthquakes

Ruptly 21 Mar 2023
“I am pleased to announce that the European Commission alone will support Turkey with 1 billion euros for the post-earthquake reconstruction ... Erdogan pledged that Turkey would welcome refugees from Syria to Ukraine and added that his country is providing shelters for 3.5 million Syrians and ‘in total 4 million refugees’ in Turkey.
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Syria’s war shattered their lives, Turkey’s earthquake crushed their hopes

The Philadelphia Inquirer 21 Mar 2023
... Idris, her husband and two children fled across the border to southern Turkey where they painstakingly rebuilt their lives as refugees.
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Turkish Backlash: How Street Interviews Spread Anti–Syrian Refugee Sentiment

The Washington Institute 20 Mar 2023
This public unease has found expression in a media trend known as “street interviews,” which simultaneously spread intolerance and misinformation regarding Turkey’s Syrian refugee population ... Turkey does allow Syrian refugees wishing to visit family in Syria to cross the border around the time of religious holidays.
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EU executive offers €1bn to help rebuild Turkey after earthquake

RTE 20 Mar 2023
More than 56,000 people were killed in Turkey and neighbouring Syria following the 6 February earthquakes ... But the bloc said it mobilised millions worth of immediate help and sent more than 1,500 rescuers to help in the hours and days following the earthquake in Turkey, which also hosts several million refugees from the war in Syria.
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EU executive offers 1 bln euros to help rebuild Turkey after earthquake

Reuters 20 Mar 2023
... people killed in Turkey and neighbouring Syria ... But the bloc said it mobilised millions worth of immediate help and sent more than 1,500 rescuers to help in the hours and days following the earthquake in Turkey, which also hosts several million refugees from the war in Syria.
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We’re just waiting to ‘get cracking’ on Rwanda deportation plan, say Tories

Irish Independent 20 Mar 2023
“It’s very difficult to say if it will be possible but I agree that it’s a wider problem, it’s not only what’s happening in the Channel.“I think we have to look at migration routes from Libya, Turkey, Tunisia, from many other countries.
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UAE calls for return of Syria back into the Arab family after UAE and Syrian presidents discuss bilateral ties

Gulf News 20 Mar 2023
Abu Dhabi ... also read ... Gargash UAE ... Meeting of leaders ... He emphasised the importance of making every effort to facilitate the dignified return of Syrian refugees to their country. Sheikh Mohamed voiced the UAE's support for the dialogue between Syria and Turkey to make progress in the dossier of the return of refugees to their country ... .
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Thessaloniki marks 80th anniversary of first Auschwitz train convoy

Ekathimerini 20 Mar 2023
7 that year ... The tension was exacerbated by the arrival, after 1922, of ethnic Greeks fleeing Asia Minor following Greece’s defeat in a three-year war with Turkey. The new impoverished refugees saw Thessaloniki’s Jews, many of them successful professionals, as remnants of the hated Ottoman Empire ... ___. Demetris Nellas reported from Athens. [AP] .
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Greek city marks 80th anniversary of Auschwitz train convoy

Greek City Times 20 Mar 2023
7 that year ... The tension was exacerbated by the arrival, after 1922, of ethnic Greeks fleeing Asia Minor following Greece´s defeat in a three-year war with Turkey. The new impoverished refugees saw Thessaloniki´s Jews, many of them successful professionals, as remnants of the hated Ottoman Empire. Source AP. Tags ... No Newer Articles. 0. 0 ... PM Mitsotakis ... .
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EU-led donors to provide $7.5bn to help rebuild quake-hit Türkiye

Gulf Daily News 20 Mar 2023
The EU and member country Sweden hosted the conference to drum up support ... have shown in these difficult days.” ... But the EU said it mobilised several million euros of immediate help and sent more than 1,500 rescuers to help in the hours and days following the earthquake in Turkey, which also hosts several million refugees from the war in Syria ... .
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Canada Makes Immigration Easier for Syrians, Turks

Voa News 19 Mar 2023
"Canada is committed to providing relief to those impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria," said Sean Fraser, minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship ... affected by the earthquake in Turkey.
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Euro judges could back down over Rwanda: Suella Braverman reveals talks between the government and ...

The Daily Mail 19 Mar 2023
Paul Kagame, Rwanda's president, told Mrs Braverman yesterday that his country would 'always have capacity' for more refugees ... 'We have to look at migration routes from Libya, Turkey, Tunisia, from many other countries, we have climate change which is producing more refugees, so in the end what we will need is strong international co-operation.'.

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