Interview
The Arab lands.. Tom Barrack, US Ambassador in Ankara and Special Envoy for Syria: “There is no such thing as the Middle East; there are tribes and villages.” Yes, much as we may dislike them, these mocking words, which contain a good deal of truth, say a great deal.
Samir Altunkaynak
Analysis
Since 7 October, President Erdoğan had repeatedly drawn attention to Israeli expansionism and the threat of a regional war. Israel’s cyber attack on Lebanese Hezbollah on 17-18 September is being read as an open declaration of war. The President’s warning that Israel wanted to spread the war across the region…
Samir Altunkaynak
Analysis
With approximately 4 million asylum seekers, Türkiye is foremost among the countries hosting the largest number of forcibly displaced migrants in the world. Following the mass migration caused by the conflicts in Iraq in the 1980s and 1990s, the migration to Türkiye in 2011 of masses fleeing the conflict in Syria…
Prof. Veysel Ayhan
Analysis
Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions may directly threaten human life, and they also have a range of negative economic, psychological, environmental and sociological consequences for individuals and societies. In this context, in order to reduce the damage and…
Ferit Yardak
Report
The mass arrival of Iraqis in Türkiye can be dated broadly to the 1980s. Despite a migration history of some 40 years, the access to basic services of Iraqis, who form a large segment of society, remains a current issue to which no comprehensive response has yet been developed…
Nazlı A. Algan
Research
This study discusses the concepts of migration and migrant, the refugee crisis that Türkiye has faced since 2011 and, subsequently, the problem of integration. In doing so, it adopts an interdisciplinary approach and examines, within the framework of constructivism, the consequences of migration for Türkiye’s legal and…
Dr Ömer Çağrı Tecer
Research
This study has been prepared within a descriptive framework covering the core concepts and policy documents that constitute important milestones in determining the comprehensive humanitarian aid activities organised in response to mass migration movements. These policies have essentially been developed for the institutions operating…
Asst. Prof. Erdem Ayçiçek
Report
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Prof. Veysel Ayhan
News
Under the cooperation protocol on combating addiction signed between the Ministry of Family and Social Services and Yeşilay (the Turkish Green Crescent), the aim is to extend the pilot implementation launched in Batman across the country. The SESA Institute, one of the stakeholders in the pilot process, the experience gained in the field…
News
“We see that 6 million Syrians have left the country as a result of forced migration” Emphasising that Syria’s population was 23 million in 2011, Ayhan said: “As of today, we see that 6 million Syrians have left the country as a result of forced migration. Of these, 3 million 600 thousand have come to Türkiye…
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