Refugees

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Which country hosts largest refugee population around world? A fact-check of Al Jazeera

11 months 3 weeks ago

On 4 October 2016, a news story was released by Al Jazeera in which Jordan was placed on top of a list of the countries tha

Claim: Turkey kills refugees crossing its Syrian border

1 year 3 months ago

On 13 June 2016, Greek daily newspaper Tribune claimed Turkey killed two refugees along its border with Syria.

Claim: Turkey takes brutal measures on Syrian border to avoid refugee burden

1 year 5 months ago

On 23 April 2016, Patrick Kingsley had an article published in the Guardian newspaper in which he claimed that Turkey takes brutal

The Night Manager’s inaccurate depiction of refugee camps in Turkey

1 year 5 months ago

On 20 March 2016, the Night Manager, British-American television series, portrayed refugee camps in Turkey were as tents along a wayside with poor conditions.

Claim: Turkey expels Syrian refugees

1 year 5 months ago

On 1 April 2016, Amnesty International published an article on its website about last month’s EU – Turkey agreement on refugees, in which it is stipulated that Turkey will receive Syrian refugees from Greece and the EU will take Syrian refugees

Claim: AK Party government houses refugees in opposition towns

1 year 5 months ago

On 6 March 2016, Alev Scott had an article published in Politico in which she claimed that Turkey's ruling AK Party is “housing refugees in towns that vote for its rivals”.

Claim: Turkey forcibly expels Syrian refugees back to Syria

1 year 6 months ago

On 10 March 2016, Guy Verhofstadt published an article in The Guardian about a deal between the EU and Turkey on refugees.

Claim: Erdogan lashes out at Kurds

1 year 6 months ago

On 10 February 2016, CNN International’s Greg Botelho published an article about Turkey’s policies on Syria and claimed that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “lashed out at Kurds.” Botelho relaid Erdogan’s address made at a local