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December 09, 2024
Syrian refugees in Turkey gather at border crossings to return to their homeland

Throngs of Syrian refugees express joy at Assad’s downfall
February 22, 2023
Learning Turkish Puts Ukrainians, Russians in Same Classroom

Several Ukrainians and Russians, who left their countries after the war began, now find themselves classmates in a Turkish language course. VOA’s Soner Kizilkaya and Ogulcan Bakiler have filed this story from Izmir, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard. Camera: Ogulcan Bakiler
August 02, 2022
Afghan Migrants in Turkey Worried About Increased Deportations

As Turkey deported over 20,000 undocumented Afghan migrants in the last six months, those that remain are worried about being sent back to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan
March 12, 2020
Non-Governmental Search and Rescue Team Serves Turkish Disasters

With 27 search and rescue teams ready to go on a minute’s notice around Turkey, AKUT has taken part in more than three thousand operations
October 30, 2018
Izmir Turkey Hosts Street Festival With Balkan Dance Performances

Folk dance groups from 11 Balkan countries gathered in the Aegean coastal city of Izmir, Turkey for the 13th annual Balkan Folk Dance Festival. The dance groups performed in different districts of Izmir. Aside from Turkey, dance groups from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Greece came together to dance. VOA’s Soner Kizilkaya attended one of the festivals and filed this report narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.

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