On the night of August 11, 2021, we witnessed lynching, looting and attacks against Syrians in the
\nAlt\u0131nda\u011f district of Ankara instigated by the anti-migrant and anti-refugee statements and
\ndisinformation that has been circulating on social media for some time. After the death of Emirhan
\nYal\u00e7\u0131n, one of the two people injured as a result of the fight between the two groups in Ankara’s
\nAlt\u0131nda\u011f district, mobs quickly organized, attacking the homes and shops owned by Syrians in the
\ndistrict, which has demonstrated how anti-refugee rhetoric incited by influential but irresponsible
\npeople can rapidly reach inevitable dimensions. With these lynching and attacks we are also seeing
\nthe extent to which the difficulties brought by the pandemic, security concerns, uncertainties caused
\nby the economic crisis, and long-standing political and social tensions in Turkey are being used as an
\nexcuse to justify hate crimes, and exclusionary language and practices against migrants.<\/p>\n
It is a well-known phenomenon by now that migration is an integral part of today\u2019s world. And
\nmigration does not always have to be experienced as a problem, serving often also as a force
\nenabling change and positive developments for societies. This, in turn, is determined by the policies
\nand governance of migration in the receiving countries.<\/p>\n
Migration and asylum are processes caused by global\/regional problems. When migration policies
\nand governance mechanisms are lacking or misguided in the countries to which people migrate for
\nestablishing a new life or seek asylum for fleeing persecution, new difficulties arise, not only for the
\nmigrants and refugee but citizens as well. Ensuring that these difficulties are overcome is one of the
\nmain duties of governments, not of immigrants or citizens.<\/p>\n
The marginalization and scapegoating of migrants and refugees who have had to take refuge in
\nTurkey and who experience the most severe forms of exploitation and violence in their daily lives is
\nunacceptable. Blaming migrants and refugees for the lack of permanent and sustainable integration
\nand migration policies overlooks the fact that they are the actual victims in all these processes and
\nworsens the situation. We are witnessing a situation where the crowds, who have lost their will to
\nexpress their real problems and demand solutions, are directing their anger towards immigrants and
\nrefugees, who are one of the most disadvantaged groups in society. This presents one of the most
\nsevere blows to the quality of being a society.<\/p>\n
As non-governmental organizations, migration research centers and institutions that produce
\ninformation, statements and actions in the field of migration, we invite all parties to refrain from
\nhate speech and discuss the issue calmly without falling into the trap of discrimination and racism.
\nAt the same time, we believe that the public should be informed openly and transparently about the
\nmigration policies being implemented. The uncertainties and arbitrary approaches in policies and
\ntheir implementation, which continue to threaten the well-being of immigrants and refugees, should
\nbe abandoned. In addition, hate speech and discriminatory language that ignites tension in society
\nto an uncontrollable level must be stopped immediately.<\/p>\n
Finally, while implementing its own immigration policies, each state is also obliged to comply with On the night of August 11, 2021, we witnessed lynching, looting and attacks against Syrians in the Alt\u0131nda\u011f district of Ankara instigated by the anti-migrant and anti-refugee statements and disinformation that has been circulating on social media for some time. After the death of Emirhan Yal\u00e7\u0131n, one of the two people injured as a result …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3638,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3604"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3631,"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3604\/revisions\/3631"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/multeci.org.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nthe international law and basic human rights principles to which it is a signatory. Considering the
\nglobal dimension of the issue, we invite the member states of the European Union to urgently fulfill
\ntheir responsibilities regarding irregular migration and asylum. We remind member states of the
\nEuropean Union that instead of instrumentalizing countries like Turkey, to which intense migration
\nmovements are headed, through offering only economic aid for the sake of preventing migration to
\ntheir own borders, they must take more initiative and responsibility for the implementation of an
\nequal, fair, effective and sustainable migration and asylum policy.<\/p>\nOur Call To The Public<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"