International Crisis Group´s new report "Turkey’s Refugee Crisis: The Politics of Permanence" was published. It advocates a long-term strategy to integrate Syrian refugees into Turkish society.

"The uncertainties with regard to the Syria war delayed long-term planning by both authorities and Syrians in Turkey. Ankara now needs to assume the permanence of the refugees in order to craft an integration strategy to mitigate the long-term risk for the nation’s stability." "For the refugees, challenges include learning the language, finding meaningful jobs, housing and education, vulnerability to exploitation and navigating an unfamiliar, complicated bureaucracy. Acknowledgement of likely permanence has begun in 2016 to show up in policies for integration in education and employment."

The report contains the following parts; "Turkey´s Response and Refugee Perspectives", "The Growing Anti-refugee Sentiment", "Identity and Demographic Balance Concerns", "Political Polarisation and Opposition Conundrums", "Protection, Integration versus Citizenship" Click for the full text.  

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