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Turkey lauded for its generosity towards Syrians

by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World

By Cansu Dikme,

Ankara: A document released Wednesday after an international conference on Syria hailed Turkey’s “unparalleled generosity” in its support for Syrian refugees.

Saying that Turkey is home to the largest refugee population in the world, a document titled “Assistance to Syrian refugees in Turkey” released following the second Brussels Conference on “Supporting the Future of Syria and the region” also praised Turkey’s leading role in global best practices.

“Since the beginning of the crisis, the Government and people of Turkey have demonstrated unparalleled generosity in supporting refugees and integrating them into national services, including health, education, employment and other municipal and social services,” it said.

“Turkey has also led in global best practices and agreed principles including the New Way of Working and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), while not being an official CRRF country,” it said.

It also stressed the need for sharing Turkey’s “responsibility and burden of hosting and integrating refugees into their systems and services”.

The Belgian capital of Brussels hosted an international conference on Syria organized by the United Nations and the European Union from April 24-25.

The conference pledged $4.4 billion for Syrian refugees, said Christos Stylianides, the European commissioner for humanitarian aid and crisis management.

Stylianides said the meeting’s number one priority was a political solution in support of UN-led talks in Geneva and the transition to a peaceful, democratic and stable Syria

Representatives from 85 countries and non-governmental organizations attended the conference.

Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since 2011 when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.

Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, according to the UN.

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Turkey working on granting citizenship to Syrians

by admin | May 25, 2021 | Muslim World, World

Ankara, (IINA) – Turkey announced on Monday that it is still in the process of giving citizenship to Syrians who have never been involved in any terrorism related activities and who are seen as “useful” to the country, Anadolu Agency reported.

Speaking at a press conference following a Cabinet meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said: “Our interior ministry has not yet completed the works on the issue of giving citizenship to Syrians. Our ministry is working on the issue in detail”.

Kurtulmus said work is ongoing to pave the way for Turkish citizenship for Syrians who “can be of use to Turkey, who have never been involved in terrorism, and who can create a bridge between Turkey and Syria”.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier this month that millions of Syrians living in Turkey would have the chance to become citizens of the country that has given them shelter.
Around 2.7 million Syrians, who have fled the civil war in their country, are being sheltered at camps inside Turkey.

Syria has remained locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.

Since then, more than 250,000 people have been killed and more than 10 million have been displaced, according to UN figures collected around two years ago.