Migrant Crisis

What should Turkey do against the Afghan migration?

Burhanettin Duran Posted On August 16, 2021

Provocations targeting illegal immigrants threaten to result in mass lynchings. The rage that locals unleashed on migrants in Altındağ, a lower-middle-class neighborhood in the capital Ankara, calls for a multidimensional assessment. Authorities must take the necessary precautions against similar acts that […]

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Busting the myths about Turkey’s migrant question

Burhanettin Duran Posted On August 2, 2021

Let’s bust the myths. I am talking about the ideologically charged myths surrounding the question of asylum-seekers. Turkey cannot address a problem like irregular migration, which originates in its neighborhood, with a racist or populist approach. To develop a rational, long-term […]

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How to discuss the Syrian, Afghan migrant issue

Burhanettin Duran Posted On August 2, 2021

The irregular migration debate is becoming a permanent fixture in Turkish politics. In addition to the fate of 3.7 million Syrians, the opposition now criticizes the government over the risk of an influx of Afghan refugees. As a transit and […]