Advocacy for Türkiye

What is Happening?

Türkiye hosts the largest refugee population in the world, including more than 3.6 million Syrian refugees and 400,000 refugees from other countries. However, many have been subjected to human rights abuses, including physical and sexual violence. The February 2023 earthquakes have exacerbated the need for greater access and protection for refugees. Türkiye, a critical hub and transit route for getting cross-border aid into northwest Syria, has also pressured Syrian refugees to return to areas under its control in Syria.

What Must Be Done?

Refugees International is advocating for the rights of refugees in Türkiye, including protection from refoulement, as well as for enhanced cross-border humanitarian aid from Türkiye into northwest Syria.

Issue Brief

Collapsed Buildings, Crushing Politics: Refugees International Calls for Immediate Humanitarian Pause and Unfettered Aid Access in Northwest Syria

Report

Displacement and Despair: The Turkish Invasion of Northeast Syria

Report

Insecure Future: Deportations and Lack of Legal Work for Refugees in Turkey

Statement

Harvard Law Clinic and Jenner & Block LLP Sue for Information Refugees International Requested on AI’s Role in Asylum Decisions 

Statement

Less Than 1% of Humanitarian Funding for Ukraine Goes Directly to Local Organizations

Statement

NBA: Suspend Your Partnerships with the UAE and #SpeakOutOnSudan

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Advocacy Letter

Letter Urging Action to Find Missing Yazidi Women and Children

Advocacy Letter

40 NGOs Denounce Greece’s New Law Designating Turkey as a Safe Third Country

Testimony

At What Cost? The Human Toll of Turkey‘s Policy at Home and Abroad

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Featured Image: Afghan asylum seekers living in Türkiye. © Refugees International