Turkey’s Syrian Refugees: Defusing Metropolitan Tensions

Host community hostility toward Syrian refugees was on the rise in the wnter of 2017-18 in Turkey’s metropolitan areas. In order to defuse tensions and mitigate rising intercommunal tensions, Ankara and its international partners should support long-term strategies for the Syrians’ sustainable integration.

• Primary Source

ICG: Publications: Reports and Briefings https://www.crisisgroup.org/latest-updates/reports-and-briefings

European Parliament: European Parliamentary Research Service: Briefing, April 2017: Syrian crisis: Impact on Turkey - From mediation to crisis management http://www.europeansources.info/record/syrian-crisis-impact-on-turkey-from-mediation-to-crisis-management/

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