According to UN calculations, Turkey has spent $37bn on the well being of refugees by ensuring their healthcare, education, and housing needs are met
Since 2011, the country has provided sanctuary to millions of Syrians in addition to around 500,000 asylum seekers fleeing oppression and war in other countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Historically, Turkey’s location at the nexus of Europe and Asia, with North Africa not far away, has made it an ideal haven for those seeking safety. “What is surprising is the social and political silence and the lack of collective panic in the face of the influx of refugees,” he told TRT World. But beyond a welcoming attitude in the aftermath of the 2011 conflict, there are characteristics of the Turkish economy and society that have allowed Syrians to settle easily in the country.
“With over five million Turks living abroad, and millions of Turkish citizens moving around the country, [our] people are used to migration and do not feel estranged from different cultures,” Professor Erdogan said. Despite the refugee crisis of 2015 to 2016, and the global focus on how many refugees were arriving in the EU and Western states, the number is still pale in comparison to the number living in Turkey., which took 770,000 refugees and Sweden, which took 116,000, the numbers of Syrian refugees individual EU states have taken lie in the tens of thousands.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Turkey is prepared for possible Syria border operation, Erdogan saysTurkey is ready to act on its southern border with Syria, President Tayyip Erdog...
Read more »
Turkey, US hold 6th joint helicopter flight over SyriaTwo Turkish and two American helicopters took off from Sanliurfa, southeastern Turkey, where the two countries’ armed forces have a joint operations centre.
Read more »
Turkish economy shows 'very impressive resilience' – expert'Turkey has shown a very impressive resilience, flexibility, and recovered and stabilised from the financial crisis of last summer,' says Ed Parker of Fitch Ratings.
Read more »
Having Helpful Partners During Childbirth Recovery Improves New Moms' HealthImagine that.
Read more »
PKK-affiliate claims responsibility for chemical factory fire in IstanbulThe United Revolutionary Movement of Peoples, a group affiliated with the PKK terror organisation, said that they had set fire to a chemical factory in Turkey’s Istanbul because it was producing for the government and the army.
Read more »