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Refugee Crisis, Kurdistan Question: What's Turkey's "New Reality" In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in just 13 days of rebel offensive after 24 years of rule, leaving a political vacuum in its capital Damascus.
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Turkey Cannot Take New Refugee Burden, Says Foreign Minister Amid Afghan Crisis
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart.
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Turkey Can't Bear Afghan Refugee Burden For European Union: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey cannot bail out the EU by taking in Afghans who worked for Western countries in Afghanistan as the Taliban take power there, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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A Syrian Girl Used Tin Cans For Legs. Now She Is Taking Her First Steps
Eight-year-old Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs, had to shuffle around a camp in northern Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans. Now, she is taking her first tentative steps in Istanbul on prosthetic legs.
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Newspaper Identifies 33,293 People Who Died Seeking Shelter In "Fortress Europe"
Four-month-old Syrian baby Faris Ali froze to death in a tent in Turkey, five-year-old Afghan Sajida Ali's body washed ashore after a shipwreck, and tiny Samuel drowned with his mother as she tried to reach Spain after leaving home in Congo.
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Pregnant Syrian Refugee Raped And Murdered In Turkey
A Syrian refugee in Turkey was raped and bludgeoned to death by rock-wielding attackers just days before she was due to give birth, and her 10 month old baby strangled, in a brutal double murder that has sparked outrage.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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Greece Delays Sending Refugees Back To Turkey Under EU Deal
Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to implement a key deal aimed at easing Europe's migrant crisis.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal
The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.
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Migrants Stuck In Greek Makeshift Camp Vow To Stay Put
Refugees and migrants stranded at Greece's border with Macedonia vowed to stay put on Tuesday, hours after the European Union and Turkey hailed a tentative accord to stop a scramble by hundreds of thousands of people to reach Europe from war zones.
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Amid Crisis, Greece Orders Islands To Slow Migrant Traffic
Greece's government has ordered authorities on islands facing the coast of Turkey to reduce the number of migrants allowed to travel by ferry to the mainland.
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2 Alleged Human Smugglers On Trial Over Aylan Kurdi's Death
Two alleged people-smugglers went on trial in Turkey today accused of causing the death of 3-year-old Syrian migrant boy Aylan Kurdi - who put a human face on the Syrian refugee crisis - and four other people.
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On Turkish Side Of Border, Syrian Refugees Wait And Worry
Tens of thousands of Syrians sought refuge in Turkey today , while those who have already made the crossing waited and worried about the fate of their families on the other side of the border.
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Under Pressure, Angela Merkel Looks To Turkey For Help In Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will press Ankara to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in talks with Turkey's prime minister today, as two more refugee boats capsized, killing eight children.
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Refugee Crisis, Kurdistan Question: What's Turkey's "New Reality" In Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime collapsed in just 13 days of rebel offensive after 24 years of rule, leaving a political vacuum in its capital Damascus.
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Turkey Cannot Take New Refugee Burden, Says Foreign Minister Amid Afghan Crisis
Turkey cannot take the burden of a new migrant wave from Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday after talks with his German counterpart.
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Turkey Can't Bear Afghan Refugee Burden For European Union: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey cannot bail out the EU by taking in Afghans who worked for Western countries in Afghanistan as the Taliban take power there, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
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A Syrian Girl Used Tin Cans For Legs. Now She Is Taking Her First Steps
Eight-year-old Maya Merhi, who was born with no legs, had to shuffle around a camp in northern Syria on makeshift limbs fashioned from old tubing and tin cans. Now, she is taking her first tentative steps in Istanbul on prosthetic legs.
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Newspaper Identifies 33,293 People Who Died Seeking Shelter In "Fortress Europe"
Four-month-old Syrian baby Faris Ali froze to death in a tent in Turkey, five-year-old Afghan Sajida Ali's body washed ashore after a shipwreck, and tiny Samuel drowned with his mother as she tried to reach Spain after leaving home in Congo.
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Pregnant Syrian Refugee Raped And Murdered In Turkey
A Syrian refugee in Turkey was raped and bludgeoned to death by rock-wielding attackers just days before she was due to give birth, and her 10 month old baby strangled, in a brutal double murder that has sparked outrage.
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European Union Set For New Row Over Asylum Rules Overhaul
The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.
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Greece Delays Sending Refugees Back To Turkey Under EU Deal
Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to implement a key deal aimed at easing Europe's migrant crisis.
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Portugal's Parliament Could Reject Turkey Refugee Aid, Greek Loans: PM Antonio Costa
Portugal's divided parliament may refuse to approve Lisbon's contribution to new bailout loans for Greece and a European Union aid package to help Turkey deal with the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Saturday.
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UN Refugee Chief 'Deeply Concerned' By EU-Turkey Deal
The head of the UN refugee agency today said he was "deeply concerned" by a proposed deal between the EU and Ankara to curb the migrant crisis that would involve people being sent back to Turkey.
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Migrants Stuck In Greek Makeshift Camp Vow To Stay Put
Refugees and migrants stranded at Greece's border with Macedonia vowed to stay put on Tuesday, hours after the European Union and Turkey hailed a tentative accord to stop a scramble by hundreds of thousands of people to reach Europe from war zones.
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Amid Crisis, Greece Orders Islands To Slow Migrant Traffic
Greece's government has ordered authorities on islands facing the coast of Turkey to reduce the number of migrants allowed to travel by ferry to the mainland.
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2 Alleged Human Smugglers On Trial Over Aylan Kurdi's Death
Two alleged people-smugglers went on trial in Turkey today accused of causing the death of 3-year-old Syrian migrant boy Aylan Kurdi - who put a human face on the Syrian refugee crisis - and four other people.
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On Turkish Side Of Border, Syrian Refugees Wait And Worry
Tens of thousands of Syrians sought refuge in Turkey today , while those who have already made the crossing waited and worried about the fate of their families on the other side of the border.
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Under Pressure, Angela Merkel Looks To Turkey For Help In Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will press Ankara to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in talks with Turkey's prime minister today, as two more refugee boats capsized, killing eight children.
