Özet:

Turkey faces with a great Syrian asylum-seekers influx today as a consequence of the Syrian Civil War, which broke out in the spring of 2011. By implementing an "open-door policy" since the outset of the conflict, Turkey has welcomed the highest Syrian refugee population. As the number of Syrians in Turkey approaching towards two million, Turkey encounters some uncertainties about the future of the asylum-seekers as well as the risk of social problems that may occur. Instead of a refugee status, Turkey has granted the Syrians the "temporary guest" status. Yet, it is questionable whether the Syrians would return to Syria as the war ends, or they become permanent residents. This study aims to discuss the situation of the Syrian asylum-seekers in Turkey. It argues that Syria crisis has turned out to be a kind of internal matter for Turkey rather than a foreign policy issue.

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