Many Syrian Refugees in Turkey Want to Stay, Despite Erdogan Plan to Force Their Return
Source:Voice of America Date:02Nov2019
“I don’t see any reason why (Syrian President) Bashar al-Assad will want any of those refugees back,” said Soli Ozel, an international relations lecturer at Istanbul’s
Erdogan unveils gargantuan refugee resettlement plan
Source:PA Intelligence Date:28Sep2019
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned from his meetings at UN Assembly even more determined to carve out a safe zone for Turkey at the Syrian border, to the East of Euphrates River. He
Rumors about the “death” of Russian-Turkish alliance in Syria greatly exaggerated
Source:Modern Diplomacy Date:06Apr2019
A well-balanced and thoughtfull article on Tukey’s options in Syria. Neither Russia nor US is willing to grant Ankara it main priorities of safe return of Syrian refugees and eradication
No Exit: Turkey’s unexpected empire in Syria
Source:Ahval News Date:06Mar2018
There are signs the Turkish government understands that it has saddled itself with responsibility for the more than 2.5 million inhabitants of Idlib, Afrin and northern Aleppo. After initially
Integrating Syrian Refugees in Istanbul’s “District of Victimhood”
Source:International Crisis Group Date:20Feb2018
As underlined by Crisis Group’s 29 January report, Turkey’s Syrian Refugees: Defusing Metropolitan Tensions, the risk of violent clashes between hosts and refugees is higher in places where the