Journalists and artists of Turkish origin living in exile, including New Canadian Media’s Arzu Yildiz, are being targeted after a hit list was circulated on social media.
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Kurdish Canadian Artists React to the Criminalization of Art in Turkey
Two Kurdish Canadian artists, writer Ava Homa and musician Kazım Boran, share their thoughts on the persecution of Kurds as two fellow artists in Turkey await trial for singing in their mother tongue.
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Syrian Elections: Farce or Another Rebranding Attempt?
NCM reporter Hakam Kherallah is in Turkey, home to the world’s largest Syrian refugee community, to examine the attitudes of the diaspora to the Syrian presidential elections.
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Turkish Mafia Boss Exposing ‘Deep State Secrets’
The Turkish diaspora in Canada is gripped by the revelations of an exiled mafia boss, who claims to be exposing crimes of high-ranking officials. His YouTube videos have attracted millions of views, but the political fallout is yet to be seen.
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Virtual Hearings Speed Up some Refugee Claims
With the pandemic moving many offices online, virtual hearings have become a silver lining for refugee claimants. Remote options are showing to be more efficient than the traditional in-person practice.
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The Cost of Freedom – Refugee Journalists in Canada
A career in journalism can mean risking your safety in many parts of the world. Refugee journalists based in Toronto share their stories of fleeing the dangerous situations at home in the documentary The Cost of Freedom
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Turkish Canadians React to Hagia Sophia Becoming a Mosque
Turkish Canadians are frustrated that Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been reduced to a political ploy.
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Unsung Hero: A Woman’s Sacrifice to Bring her Family to Canada
As a journalist in Turkey, Seckin Ergun has covered many stories of courage, but none as personal as this one. He turns his focus on his wife, the woman who risked her life so he and their sons could seek refuge in Canada.
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What Spins, Weighs 3.4 Tonnes and Insults Vancouver’s Homeless?
It’s been 2 months since a massive 4.8 million dollar chandelier was unveiled under the Granville Bridge, and many articles have been written criticizing the developer, Westbank Corp., for hanging the chandelier over the homeless people of Vancouver. Many people are asking the same question: “What could have done with that money for homeless people?”
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What Qassim Suleimani’s killing means to Syrians in Canada
In a region that still believes in the “Greater Syria”, where “Southern Syria” included Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories, the name “Al Quds Force” had given Suleimani elusive legitimacy.
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