Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Challenges to and Opportunities For Longer-Term Integration

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The workshops held in Gaziantep and Ankara brought together the representatives of non-governmental organizations which have been helping Syrian refugees in the field, state officials, academics, researchers, representatives of international organizations and journalists. The workshop in Gaziantep focused on the challenges which representatives of Syrian non governmental organizations face in the field. The workshop in Ankara discussed the measures taken by governmental institutions regarding the refugee issue, while the challenges mentioned in Gaziantep were conveyed directly to the relevant authorities. The workshop also discussed the integration process of Syrian refugees into Turkish society and the necessary actions to be taken. The integration process of the Syrians into Turkish society was analyzed in terms of its political, economic and social dimensions