Syrians Barometer

02.10.2021 18:00 - 19:00 | Room 6 | DISCUSSION


Moderator

Merve Ağca

International Cooperation and Migration Policy Expert, Marmara Municipalities Union

Kemal Kirişci

Prof., Senior Fellow, TÜSİAD & Turkey Project Director, Brookings Institution

M. Murat Erdoğan

Prof., Political Science and International Relations, Turkish German University

Elif Selen Ay

Head of Istanbul Field Office, UNHCR

Ayhan Kaya

Prof., International Relations & Director of European Institute, Istanbul Bilgi University

With the Syrian mass migration process , Turkey has been the country with the highest number ofrefugees in the world since 2015. For migration management, cooperation and shared responsibility at local, national and global level are required. In the discussion session inspired by the study of "Syrians Barometer", current developments including local governments and social cohesion processes, the impact of COVID-19 on migrants and refugees, and Afghan migration will be discussed in the light of current data.