by CBBSS | Aug 5, 2021 | Regional News
An EU Observer report indicates many Kurds are fleeing Turkey for Germany. A total of 1,719 Turkish nationals, 1,510 of whom were of Kurdish origin, applied for asylum in Germany over the first half of 2016. A total of 1,767 Turkish nationals applied for asylum in...
by CBBSS | Aug 5, 2021 | Regional News
The Turkish resort of Antalya had about half as many tourists in the first seven months of 2016 as it had over the same period last year, Hurriyet Daily News reports. The number of tourists visiting Antalya dropped from about 5.3 million to about 2.8 million....
by CBBSS | Aug 5, 2021 | Regional News
AFP cites a Turkish human rights group in reporting the body of a gay Syrian refugee was found mutilated and beheaded two days after the man went missing in central Istanbul. The gay refugee had previously been kidnapped and raped in Turkey, and he wanted to leave the...
by CBBSS | Aug 4, 2021 | Regional News
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern is calling on the EU “to face reality” and end membership talks with Turkey, EurActiv reports. Read original...
by CBBSS | Aug 4, 2021 | International News and Analysis
A Deutsche Welle piece poses the question of whether the EU’s refugee deal with Turkey is really deterring migrants from making the journey to Greece. Europe’s decision to close the Balkan route and the rough conditions in Greek refugee camps are...
