{"id":40163,"date":"2013-11-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brookings.alley.test\/research\/turkey-and-syrian-refugees-the-limits-of-hospitality\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T07:30:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:30:40","slug":"turkey-and-syrian-refugees-the-limits-of-hospitality","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/mecouncil-afkar.fuegodigitalmedia.qa\/en\/research\/turkey-and-syrian-refugees-the-limits-of-hospitality\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey and Syrian Refugees: The Limits of Hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s note: This policy brief on the impact of Syria’s worsening humanitarian crisis on Turkey is based on research conducted during a joint Brookings Institution and USAK<\/a> seminar and research trip to the Turkish-Syrian border region in October 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n

On\u00a0April 29, 2011, the first Syrian refugees crossed the border into Turkey. Two years later, the country hosts some 600,000 Syrian refugees\u2014200,000 of them living in 21 refugee camps with an additional 400,000 living outside of the camps. According to United Nations estimates, Turkey will be home to one million Syrians by the end of 2013. Syrians have fled to Turkey in search of safety from a horrific conflict, leaving behind loved ones, jobs and property.<\/p>\n

When the Turkish government opened its borders to Syrian refugees, immediately extending assistance to them and temporary protection a few months later, the expectation was that the crisis in Syria would be resolved fairly quickly and that the refugees would soon return home. Instead the crisis in Syria has not only lasted far longer than anticipated, but has escalated, bringing with it widespread destruction and displacement.<\/p>\n

As the conflict intensifies \u2013 with no end in sight \u2013 and as the resources of the Turkish government and society are stretched thin, questions arise about the limits of Turkey’s hospitality. The continued deterioration of the situation inside Syria is putting enormous pressure on Turkey\u2019s ability to manage the refugee situation within its borders as well as its capacity to ensure the continued flow of humanitarian assistance into Syria.<\/p>\n

There are five major challenges currently facing Turkey in responding to the Syrian crisis: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Sustaining the Turkish response to an ever-growing number of refugees<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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    Mobilizing international solidarity to support the state\u2019s efforts<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n

    Effectively implementing Turkey\u2019s innovative \u201czero point delivery policy\u201d<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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    Addressing security issues resulting from both the violence in Syria and presence of an ever-increasing number of Syrian refugees in Turkey<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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    Recognizing that humanitarian action cannot take the place of political action to resolve the broader crisis<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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