Dr. Deniz Sert, who is a member of the executive committee of Turabder and associate professor of International Relations at Ozyegin University, has made a presentation entitled ‘How (not) to be a refugee in Turkey’. Her talk focused on the problems faced by Syrians, who are under temporary protection, and other asylum seekers, who are under some kind of international protection in Turkey with regard to health, education, and work conditions. Dr. Sert underlined the fact that the public opinion in Turkey was not interested in these problems and not fully informed.. She emphasized that Turkey is a country of immigration, and migration should not be treated as a problem, but as an opportunity as long as policies of migration are well formulated and applied..
