Arab diaspora

The massive refugee influx from Syria brought together issues such as access to health and education services and the inability to meet the fundamental needs such as accommodation and meals at an adequate level. 

The temporary protective status granted to Syrian refugees does not enable local governments to supervise and monitor their nutrition tools.

In a clear acknowledgment of the generations-long and multi-layered impact of the presence of millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey, the EU's executive arm has urged Ankara to concentrate its efforts on measures to help better integrate Syrians into Turkish society.

British musician Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, visited Syrian refugees living in the ?ahinbey district of the southeastern province of Gaziantep on April 23. 

Islam was accompanied by Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu's daughter, Sefure Davuto?lu, in his visit to the Güneykent Youth Center, where the Syrian refugees are receiving education. 

European Council President Donald Tusk has praised Turkey's treatment of refugees, saying "it is the best example for the whole world." 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission First Vice President Frans Timmermans will pay a visit on April 23 to the southern province of Gaziantep, where they aim to take stock of the implementation of the March 18 EU-Turkey deal and discuss the next steps.

The almost one million Syrian children in Turkey who have been deprived of education, has gone unnoticed by the world, the Turkish government has said, calling on the international community to contribute to Turkey's ongoing education efforts.

For Nour Essa, one of the Syrian refugees who flew out of Lesbos on Pope Francis' plane last week, it was a choice tinged with shock, joy and sadness - and it had to be made immediately. 

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu has voiced Ankara's unease over the European Union's delay in releasing the 3 billion-euro refugee fund, calling on the 28-member bloc to be "more pragmatic" and overcome red tape.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has no plans to travel to Turkey this week to inaugurate a new center for Syrian refugees, her spokesman said April 13, despite a previous announcement by Ankara.

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmu? categorically denied considering Syrian refugees in Turkey as part of "local population," calling the prospect "out of the question."