Abstract:

The Arab Spring, which caused radical changes in the Middle East and North African countries and shaped the future of these regions, showed its deepest influence on Syria, and the most serious consequences were also experienced in this country. The developments that caused hundreds of thousands of people to die and millions of people to leave their countries affected European countries as much as they affected neighboring countries. In this framework, Italy has become the country where many Syrians who are trying to reach Europe through the Mediterranean have lost their lives the most. As can be seen in many reports reflected in the European press, Greece and Italy are the two countries that stand out in the European center during the Syrian crisis. Italy is an anti-refugee demonstration on one side and an anti-immigration face of Europe while on the other hand it is a European state preferred by most Syrian refugees after Greece. In this respect, it is important to examine Europe’s Syrian refugee issue in Italy, to see and understand Europe’s approach to Syrian refugees. Because, Italy is a critical state where the European people test the humanity in the struggle of Syrian refugees to reach Europe at the cost of their lives. This study examines how Italy is influenced by the migration of Syrian refugees and how this process affected them, as well as the influence of Syrian refugees on Italy’s crisis management.

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