Integrating Syrian Refugees in Istanbul’s “District of Victimhood”

Source:International Crisis Group Date:20Feb2018

As underlined by Crisis Group’s 29 January report, Turkey’s Syrian Refugees: Defusing Metropolitan Tensions, the risk of violent clashes between hosts and refugees is higher in places where the stress on public services overlaps with labour market competition and identity-related demographic concerns. Sultangazi is such a place.

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