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International Railroad for Queer Refugees

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About IRQR

Our Mission

Our mission is to relieve poverty for lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQIA+) refugees living in Turkey by providing the basic necessities of life; and to relieve poverty by sponsoring, providing financial and resettlement assistance to LGBT refugees in Turkey who have fled because of persecution for their sexual orientation or gender identification and, as victims of human rights abuses; and to undertake activities ancillary and incidental to the attainment of the above charitable purpose.

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Our Story

Most Middle Eastern LGBTQ+ people fleeing their home country arrive first in Turkey, where they stay to apply for official “asylum” from the United Nations, via United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Without official documentation, asylum seekers remain in limbo.

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Founding Members

Gilles, Johanne and Paul joined me on October 8th, 2008 to celebrate the founding of the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees. They became the founding members of the board of directors and indeed without them I could not do what I do today.

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Refugees in Turkey

Total number Of Refugees in Turkey
4 Million
Total number Of LGBTQ Refugees in Turkey
2,730
Total number Of IRQR Refugees in Turkey
1,925
IRQR's Refugee Success Rate in Turkey
93 %

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