Alevis targeted in 8 out of 14 hate crimes in Turkey: report
Alevis were targeted in more than half of the hate crimes recorded in Turkey in 2020, according to a report by a human rights...
Syrian businesses and homes attacked in İzmir amid increasing anti-migrant sentiment in Turkey
A group of locals attacked the houses, workplaces and cars of Syrian refugees in İzmir on Thursday evening at a time when anti-migrant sentiment...
Afghan refugee changes store’s name after being targeted by far-right leader
A refugee residing in Turkey changed the name of his store, “Afghan Market,” after Ümit Özdağ, leader of a newly established far-right party, shared...
Turkish MP demands investigation into hate crimes targeting Alevis
Burhanettin Bulut, a deputy from the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), submitted a parliamentary question on Thursday about an apparent hate crime in...
Investigation launched into 61 people following attacks on Syrians, their properties in Ankara
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into 61 people following attacks last week on Syrian refugees, their houses, workplaces and...
Syrian refugees prepare to reopen shops in Ankara neighborhood shaken by violent protests
Syrian shop owners in Ankara’s Altındağ district are preparing to reopen their shops on Friday following violent protests and looting that shook the neighborhood...
Large majority of Turks against accepting more refugees, poll suggests
More than 90 percent of Turks are against accepting more refugees amid a new and growing wave of Afghan migrants arriving in the country,...
Attacks on Syrian refugees, their properties intensify in Ankara on second day
Attacks on Syrian refugees, their houses, workplaces and cars by locals chanting anti-Syrian and fascist slogans continued for a second day in Ankara’s Altındağ...
Hate speech against Gülen movement escalates as pro-Erdoğan propagandist calls for extermination
Journalist Fatih Tezcan, a pro-Erdoğan propagandist, on Tuesday said on a live YouTube broadcast that followers of the Gülen movement should be massacred right...
Houses, workplaces owned by Syrian refugees attacked in Ankara
A group of locals attacked houses, workplaces and cars owned by Syrian refugees on Tuesday night in Ankara’s Altındağ district, the Evrensel daily reported.
The...
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