Apparently, not is all rosy in that country for Roma.
A reportage on Sulukule, one of the oldest Roma neighbourhood in Istanbul, unfortunately, a neighbourhood which has been dismantled by Erdogan to make room for housing for housing of his supporters.
An organisation helping what they call Roma but further are referred to as Domari, the Middle Eastern cousins of the Roma in Southeastern Turkey in the aftermath of the recent earthquake.
Discriminations of Roma and Domari (the Roma Middle Eastern cousins) is prevalent in the help of the victim of the recent earthquake in Turkey.
A publication on the Syrian Dom refugees.
The Turkish government is planning an action plan on Roma in the country. It is a bit of a joke to speak about housing after the ruling party and Mr. Erdogan expelled the Roma from Istanbul oldest Roma neighbourhood to make space for his supporters, ending a millennium of Roma presence there.
The cousins of the European Roma, the Domari have had to flee the wars in the middle east, and their language is unfortunately slowly vanishing.
Not surprising, unfortunately.
The Domari from Syria, distant cousins of the Roma (they are the branch who never crossed into Europe in the original migration), are in a very difficult situation. A report worth reading.
– The Dom, the “Other” Asylum Seekers from Syria. http://panel.stgm.org.tr/vera/app/var/files/t/h/the-dom-the-other-asylum-seekers-from-syria-report.pdf
Roma are increasingly being driven out of the city they have lived in for more than a 1000 years. This time, it is the Tarlabaşı neighbourhood which is the target of the “renovation” – often given to good friends of the AK party…
– Gentrifizierung in Istanbul: Es war einmal ein Ort der Vielfalt. In: Alsharq Blog. 08.07.2017. http://www.alsharq.de/2017/iranturkei/tuerkei/gentrifizierung-in-istanbul-es-war-einmal-ein-ort-der-vielfalt/
This week end, the Kakava Festival is taking place in Edirne.
– Kakava: Roma festival draws thousands to Turkey’s Edirne. In: TRT World. 06.05.2017. http://www.trtworld.com/turkey/kakava-roma-festival-draws-thousands-to-turkeys-edirne-350671
An article about the Rroma middle eastern distant cousins, the Nawari. Together with the Domari, they are the remnants of the same migration who brought Rroma to Europe, they staying in the Middle East.
And they are being discriminated against …
– Who are the Nawari, Gaza’s alienated ‘Gypsies’? In: Al Monitor. 02.02.2017. http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/01/gaza-nawari-community-marginalized-begging-dancing-gypsies.html
A report on Dom refugees from Syria has been published.
A must read!
– Living at the Bottom. https://www.academia.edu/30113986/Dom_Migrants_From_Syria_Living_at_the_Bottom_On_the_Road_amid_Poverty_and_Discrimination_PRESENT_SITUATION_ANALYSIS_REPORT
The Domari (cousins of the Rroma) are apparently at the bottom of the social ladder in Israel. Bad!
– Jerusalem’s Gypsies: The Community With the Lowest Social Standing in Israel. In: Haaretz. 22.10.2016. http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.748717
Two articles on Domari, the Rroma’s Middle Eastern Cousins and their current plight in Syria and as refugees in other countries.
Another minority that is forgotten in this conflict.
Middle Eastern Domari are demanding their rights. The Domari are Rroma’s cousins as they are those Rroma who did not cross the Bosphorus in the 10th century and remained in the Middle East. They live in Jordania, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. In the latter country they are the victims of increasingly sectarian violence.
Turkish opposition Republican’s People party fielded a Rrom candidate in one of the Western Turkish provinces in Izmir. The Rrom candidate in on fifth position in the party’s list for that circumscription. We wish him all the luck!
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