Supported under the Civil Society Empowerment Grant Program, implemented by the Hrant Dink Foundation with financial support from the European Union, the 18-month project focuses on the provinces of Ağrı, Mardin, Şanlıurfa, and Van. The project aims to improve access to justice for disadvantaged groups by strengthening the quality of legal support available to refugees and migrants seeking protection in Türkiye and enhancing capacity for rights-based advocacy. Activities will focus particularly on groups that may face additional barriers to accessing legal protection, including children, survivors of torture, and survivors of gender-based violence. First Step: Visits to Bar Associations in Four Provinces As part of the project’s initial activities, the RRT team visited the Van, Ağrı, Mardin, and Şanlıurfa Bar Associations

The Global Family Reunification Network (FRUN) has published its new report, “Mapping of Good Practices in Family Reunification for Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Adolescents.” Bringing together examples from different countries, the report highlights good practices aimed at facilitating access to family reunification for unaccompanied and separated children. Refugee Rights Türkiye’s (RRT) work in Türkiye is featured in two areas of good practice. Under the section on timely, accessible, and accurate information, the report highlights RRT’s efforts to provide unaccompanied and separated children with information about their rights and family reunification procedures in multiple languages and accessible formats. Under case management and integration support, the report features RRT’s specialized legal case management services for unaccompanied children. It highlights RRT’s support

On 29 June 2026, in cooperation with the Association for Solidarity with Afghans, we held an in-person group information session for refugees living in Uşak on the international protection procedure, negative decisions that may be issued during the procedure and remedies against such decisions, as well as rights and obligations in relation to deportation and administrative detention practices. During the session, which attracted strong interest from a large group of refugees, participants had the opportunity to ask questions both on the administrative procedures and legal remedies covered by the seminar, and on access to rights and services, particularly the rights to health and education. As Refugee Rights Türkiye, we had previously held online information sessions with the Uşak Association for

Refugee Rights Türkiye, in cooperation with Özyeğin University Faculty of Law Legal Clinics, conducted the “Refugee Law Mock Law Office” program between 7 April and 6 May 2026. A total of 15 law students, mostly third- and fourth-year students, participated in the program. Over the course of the five-week program, students gained foundational knowledge on the international protection system, international protection procedures in Türkiye, and remedies against administrative decisions through self-learning modules prepared by Refugee Rights Türkiye. As the program progressed, students worked in groups on case studies inspired by real files and discussed legal issues that may arise in the international protection procedures of persons with specific needs, including unaccompanied children, survivors of torture, and survivors of gender-based violence.

We participated in the Humanitarian Networks and Partnership Weeks (HNPW), organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), held in Geneva from March 10–12, 2026. In this context, our Chairperson of the Board, Nur Özkut Özgün, who attended the event on behalf of our organization, delivered a presentation on March 12, 2026 together with our project partner Upinion. During the panel titled “Localization: Empowering Local Actors through Flexible Donor Funding,” she shared insights on the flexible funding program of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which supports our project Bridge to Safety, as well as the details of the project and the lessons learned from its implementation. Bringing together professionals and organizations working in

As the Refugee Rights Türkiye, in cooperation with the Human Rights Center of the Antalya Bar Association, we organized a seminar for lawyers titled “Deportation Procedures, Administrative Detention, and Alternatives under Law No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection” on November 29, 2025, in Antalya. During the seminar, we addressed the legal framework, international standards, landmark case law, as well as practical challenges encountered in the field and possible solutions concerning international protection, deportation procedures, administrative detention, and alternatives to detention. The seminar, which included presentations and case studies by experts from the Refugee Rights Türkiye, aimed to provide both theoretical and practical knowledge to colleagues interested in the field of migration and asylum. It also sought to facilitate the

As Refugee Rights Türkiye (RRT), we organized a seminar on “The Administrative Detention of Asylum-Seeking and Migrant Children in International Law and National Legislation” in Istanbul on February 22-23, 2025. The event brought together more than forty lawyers from twenty different bar associations and civil society organizations to discuss the legal framework, international standards, and challenges encountered in the field regarding the administrative detention of asylum-seeking and migrant children. The first day of the two-day seminar featured presentations on “The Administrative Detention of Children in Light of International Conventions and Flexible Legal Norms: Standards and Safeguards”, “Administrative Detention in International Legislation: Procedures, Legal Safeguards, and Remedies for Children”, and “Ethical Considerations in Working with Migrant and Asylum-Seeking Children”. A discussion

As part of our collaboration with the European Network on Statelessness (ENS), an expert organization dedicated to the issue of statelessness, Refugee Rights Türkiye is hosting a webinar to examine the risk of child statelessness in the context of migration, from an international law perspective. The seminar will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024 between 13.30-14.30. The seminar will focus on childhood statelessness, a pressing issue affecting millions of children globally, particularly those born to refugees in host countries. Cameron Nye, Legal Policy Officer at the European Network on Statelessness (ENS), will outline the international legal framework addressing the risk of childhood statelessness in migration contexts, highlight international standards for its prevention, and present examples of effective solutions adopted in European

As Refugee Rights Turkey, we organized a seminar titled “Rights of Asylum Seekers Seeking Protection in Türkiye in the Light of Judicial Decisions” in cooperation with Ankara Bar Association’s Refugee Rights Center on 8 June 2024 at the Ankara Bar Association’s Training Center. The seminar was held with the participation and valuable contributions of the Ankara-registered lawyers, members of the Ankara Bar Association’s Refugee Rights Center and academics, and presented by the lawyers from Refugee Rights Turkey. During the sessions titled respectively as the “Temporary Protection in the Light of Judicial Decisions”, “International Protection in the Light of Judicial Decisions”, “Deportation Procedures in the Light of Judicial Decisions”, “Administrative Detention and Alternative Measures in the Light of Judicial Decisions”, the

Refugee Rights Turkey attended a seminar titled “Refugee Law and International Protection” on 25-26 May at Kahramanmaraş upon the invitation of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in cooperation with Kahramanmaraş Bar Association. The seminar started with the registration session with the participation of lawyers who are registered to Kahramanmaraş Bar Association. Afterwards, sessions titled “Basic Principles of International Refugee Law and Types of Protection under the Law on Foreigners and International Protection” and “Temporary Protection Procedures under the Temporary Protection Regulation” were presented by the DRC lawyers. The last sessions of the first day titled “Temporary Protection Procedures and Appeal Procedures under the Temporary Protection Regulation”, “Deportation, Detention Codes and Invitation to Leave the Country” and “Administrative Detention, Alternative Obligations

As Refugee Rights Turkey, we held a seminar titled “Rights and Guarantees Provided to Asylum Seekers in Türkiye within the Framework of the Law No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection” on 18 May 2024 in cooperation with Kırklareli Bar Association at the Kırklareli Bar Association Conference Hall. The seminar started with the registration session with the participation of the Kırklareli Bar Association lawyers, trainee lawyers and academicians from Kırklareli University. Three sessions titled “International Protection Procedures and Appeal Procedures”, “Deportation Procedures and Appeal Procedures” and “Administrative Detention and Alternative Obligations and Appeal Procedures” were held respectively. At the end of each session, the topics were reinforced with case studies. Some of the most frequently asked questions were on the

As Refugee Rights Turkey, we held a seminar titled “Rights and Guarantees Provided to Persons Seeking Protection in Türkiye within the Framework of the Law No. 6458 on Foreigners and International Protection” on 17 May 2024 in cooperation with Welthungerhilfe and Adıyaman Bar Association at Adiyaman Dedeman Hotel. The seminar started with the registration session with the participation of lawyers who are registered to Adıyaman Bar Association. Afterwards, “Temporary Protection Procedures, Appeal Procedures, and Case Studies”, “Deportation Procedures, Appeal Procedures and Case Studies”, and “Administrative Detention and Alternative Obligations, Appeal Procedures, and Case Studies” were discussed in separate presentations respectively. Some of the most frequently asked questions were about the access to the temporary protection registration procedures, temporary accommodation centers