Syrian refugees who fled to Turkey face backlash, as the mood has changed amid concerns about competition for jobs and cultural differences.
With its colorful signs, flashing lights and awnings displaying Arabic script, part of Istanbul's Fatih neighborhood has been dubbed "Little Syria."Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.ISTANBUL — Mahmoud Maktabi starred on Syria's national under-20 basketball team before abandoning his hoop dreams and fleeing his war-torn homeland.
“He came to me and said: ‘Hey, what are you doing here? Go back and fight in Syria,’” recalled Maktabi, 27. The eatery is one of many in this area known as “Little Damascus,” “Little Aleppo” or “Little Syria,” depending on whom you ask. But the mood has since changed and tensions are now rising amid concerns about competition for jobs and cultural differences. This has led to a rare unifying sentiment across political lines that Syrian refugees must eventually leave.found 86 percent of respondents wanted all Syrians to return homeAnd in early February, local media reported that a fight had broken out between Turks and Syrians in the district of Esenyurt, another area where many have settled.
He says integrating all Syrians is impossible, and not just because of the need to learn the language.The presidential nominee for the leading opposition party, the CHP, campaigned on a promise to send all Syrians back when he challenged Erdgoan in last year's election. Omar Kadkoy, a Syrian refugee and a research associate focused on migration with the Ankara-based Tepav think-tank, said Syrians were a convenient scapegoat.
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