Position paper on the debate regarding Syrian refugees and the right to citizenship.

 Turkish Citizenship should be granted to Syrian Refugees and all other Foreigners.   All asylum seekers in Turkey, including Syrians should be granted full refugee status and right to citizenship.    Today, while the World is facing with the largest forced migration in its history, but the humanitarian aspect of migration and refugee crisis seems to be largely ignored. People, as soon as they cross borders into another country, become the subjects of the political and economic agenda within the host country. The fact that each and every refugee is unique … …Continiue Reading —>

WE CURSE THE COUP ATTEMPT!

The Association of Bridging Peoples 16.7.2016   WE CURSE THE COUP ATTEMPT!   As we cursed all kinds of coup d’etat and coup attempts in our past, we also curse the attempt of coup that has happened on 15th of July. We condemned the coup plotters.   We feel huge sorrow for the people who got murdered and got wounded that day.   This coup attempt has shown us clearly that the system we have as a whole society is extremely fragile. That night we witnessed how easily we can … …Continiue Reading —>