content tagged with civil war in syria

Ran Away From Syria, 14 y.o. Shot in Turkey

Ran Away From Syria, 14 y.o. Shot in Turkey

A.Ö., a 14 year-old Syrian boy, has been shot by Turkish soldiers as he crossed the border along with his family to find refuge. His father told bianet that A.Ö. was shot in the head and lost vision in both his eyes.

20 November 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey’s Arab Alawites and the Syrian Conflict

Turkey’s Arab Alawites and the Syrian Conflict

Turkey's Alawites do not face the same threats as the people of Syria and Iraq. Despite the porous nature of Turkey's southern border, it is not about to collapse. But the Alawites of Hatay feel vulnerable.

12 November 2014 William Eichler

Hard to Be Journalist in Kobane, Police Violence Resumes

Hard to Be Journalist in Kobane, Police Violence Resumes

Media professional organizations Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) and DİSK-affiliated Basın-İş condemned the intervention of police forces to media workers in Suruç and Kobane.

25 September 2014

“The Government Doesn’t Partner Up on Humanitarian Aids”

“The Government Doesn’t Partner Up on Humanitarian Aids”

HDP’s Urfa province deputy İbrahim Ayhan told bianet that their request to make a joint aid campaign with the local governor’s office officials and AFAD has been rejected, saying that their is an urgent need for food and tents.

25 September 2014 Nilay Vardar

"Is Perishing of All Syrians the Solution?"

"Is Perishing of All Syrians the Solution?"

bianet interviewed Sabiha Khalil from Syrian Women’s Network (SKA) before she left Turkey three months ago. We talked to her about Syria issue and conditions of refugees.

1 September 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

14 NGOs Underscore Syrian Refugee Rights in Turkey

14 NGOs Underscore Syrian Refugee Rights in Turkey

Expressing the worries on the recent attacks on Syrian refugees, 14 NGOs released a statement, reminding that they were still under “temporary protection status” and the related regulations have yet to be made.

Syrian Pilot: I Didn’t Transgress the Border

Syrian Pilot: I Didn’t Transgress the Border

The pilot of downed Syrian jet spoke in the hospital in Latakia and he defended himself that he had never transgressed the border.

“1 Bathroom Per 8 Refugees"

“1 Bathroom Per 8 Refugees"

Platform to Monitor Syrian Refugees in Istanbul released a report on the situation of refugees, saying that most lived in poor accommodation and working conditions.

30 October 2013 Yüce Yöney

RTÜK Fines TV Networks That Don’t Blur Chemical Attack Scenes

RTÜK Fines TV Networks That Don’t Blur Chemical Attack Scenes

RTÜK, Turkey’s Higher Board for Radio and Television, fined 12 TV networks including state television TRT and pro-government Beyaz TV that did not blur chemical attack scenes in Syria, saying that “they did not respecting human dignity”

26 September 2013

"Let’s Lead Peace But Not War In Syria”

KÜRESEL BAK

"Let’s Lead Peace But Not War In Syria”

Küresel BAK released a statement urging the government in the wake of a possible military intervention in Syria: “Let’s not be among those who attack Syria first. Let’s be the country to lead an arm-free world.”

9 September 2013 Beyza Kural

"Number of Syrian Refugees Rising, Government Must Be Open to Help”

"Number of Syrian Refugees Rising, Government Must Be Open to Help”

“The government’s policy on Syrian refugees has gained international recognition,” IGAM administrator Çorabatır told bianet. “However,” he continued, “everything is done through the government which wasn’t open to aids initially.”

6 September 2013 Beyza Kural

Another Mortar Falls in Ceylanpınar

Another Mortar Falls in Ceylanpınar

Another mortar fell from the Syrian border, hitting an apartment in Turkey’s Ceylanpınar. Around the same hours, several bullets and bomb splinters left 4 people injured.

“Heaven is Where There Are No Bombs; We Are Over With Syria”

EVRIM KEPENEK REPORTED FROM HATAY

“Heaven is Where There Are No Bombs; We Are Over With Syria”

bianet interviewed a group of people who fled from the civil war in Syria and moved to Turkey’s Hatay province. “I hope Turkey and Syria will not become enemies. I hope our children will grow up here,” a woman said.

21 August 2013 Evrim Kepenek

Turkey Pledges to Help Syria's Assyrians

Turkey Pledges to Help Syria's Assyrians

AKP Interim Chairperson Numan Kurtulmuş received representatives from Turkey's major Assyrian Christian associations on the matter of improving the living conditions of roughly 400 Assyrian Christians who fled from the civil war in Syria.

25 February 2013 Mehmet Halis Iş

2 Journalists Freed in Syria

2 Journalists Freed in Syria

2 journalists from NBC crossed the Turkish border after being kept as hostage for the past 6 days.

18 December 2012

Clashes Draw Near Turkish Border, Refugee Numbers Surge in Syria

Clashes Draw Near Turkish Border, Refugee Numbers Surge in Syria

An artillery shell fired by the Syrian Army during a military operation against the Free Syrian Army hit Ceylanpınar District in Turkey. UN warned that the number of Syrian refugees fleeing to Turkey is surging rapidly.

12 November 2012

“Forced Landing of Syrian Plane is a Legal But Hostile Act”

“Forced Landing of Syrian Plane is a Legal But Hostile Act”

Turkish air force jets forced a Syrian passenger plane en route from Moscow to land while it was bound for Damascus over Turkish air space on Oct. 11. Turkish officials also ordered another Armenian passenger plane bound for Aleppo to land in the northeastern province of Erzurum today. Such moves are legal but hostile acts that are not in conformity with regular aviatian practices, according to Assistant Prof. Volkan Günel.

15 October 2012 Ayça Söylemez

Hatay Locals Feeling the Squeeze under the Shadow of War

Hatay Locals Feeling the Squeeze under the Shadow of War

As the Syrian conflict continues raging on across the border from the southern province of Hatay, many locals have grown weary of the presence of Free Syrian Army (FSA) troops in the area and are deeply worried about the impact of the war on the local economy, Ayça Söylemez reports.

3 September 2012 Ayça Söylemez

Syrian Rebels Claim to Receive Battle Training on Turkish Border

SYRIAN CONFLICT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN HATAY - 3

Syrian Rebels Claim to Receive Battle Training on Turkish Border

With questions still lingering in the air about the exact nature of the Apaydın Syrian rebel camp in the southern province of Hatay following Foreign Minister Davutoğlu’s remarks, Abu Hussein, a commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA,) spoke to bianet about what goes on in the camp.

28 August 2012 Ayça Söylemez

What Is Going on at the Apaydın Syrian Rebel Camp?

SYRIAN CONFLICT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT IN HATAY - 1

What Is Going on at the Apaydın Syrian Rebel Camp?

Security forces denied journalists and opposition deputies access into the Apaydın Camp which hosts fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the southern province of Hatay. FSA troops inside the camp did not even allow journalists to shoot photographs.

27 August 2012 Ayça Söylemez