Refugee Rights Turkey held a introductory training on refugee law for lawyers in Van on 7-8 January 2017 in collaboration with Van Bar Association. 

Heinrich Böll Stiftung Turkey awarded a new grant to support Refugee Rights Turkey activities. The new grant builds on the cooperation framework that was put in place between the two organizations last year.

Refugee Rights Turkey and Danish Refugee Council launch the second phase of the cooperation framework established between the two organizations last year with a focus on promoting access to legal protection for asylum seekers in immigration detention in Turkey.

Refugee Rights Turkey and long-time partner organization Dutch Council for Refugees (DCR) have inked a new cooperation protocol, which will see DCR continue to channel organizational expertise and funding support to help strengthen RRT’s administrative capabilities and sustainability measures.

Refugee Rights Turkey held a specialization seminar for lawyers in Ankara on 23 December 2016 in collaboration with the provincial bar association.

Refugee Rights Turkey launches a new legal information booklet on rights and safeguards available to persons undergoing immigration detention in Turkey. The booklet is made available in 7 languages and is meant for immigration detainees as well as lawyers and NGO practitioners.

Heinrich Böll Stiftung Turkey awards a project-based grant to Refugee Rights Turkey, which will allow RRT to further strengthen existing services for particularly vulnerable asylum seekers and bolster capacity to pursue advocacy efforts at international level.

Refugee Rights Turkey held a 2-day introductory refugee law training for lawyers in Gaziantep on 6-7 August 2016 in collaboration with the provincial bar association.

RRT launches a dedicated “Detention Hotline and Help Desk” as of July 2016 to make our legal counseling and assistance services more accessible to persons in immigration detention as well as lawyers and NGO practitioners seeking to assist detainees. The Hotline can be reached at: 0507 218 62 85

Refugee Rights Turkey launches a new project, in partnership with Danish Refugee Council (DRC), aiming to boost RRT’s ongoing legal assistance activities directed towards asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants held in immigration detention. The project is funded by ECHO.