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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

not have special needs and who can work stay in these centers; some families whose
children have disabilities are experiencing more difficult conditions outside the center.

In this context, firstly, it is important for DGMM to clarify the relevant principles and
procedures under which Syrians will be taken to TACs and provided with free housing,
as well as how long the foreigners can stay in these centers.
Within this context;

• In consideration of cost to benefit, we recommend that tent cities be transformed
into container cities,

• TACs should be used for emergency response purposes; in other words, these
centers should operate not as permanent accommodation but as the first
intervention and rehabilitation center,

• It is important to ensure that vulnerable groups (people with disabilities, the
elderly, single mothers with children, victims of severe trauma, etc.) who are
unable to work are allowed to stay in these centers,

• Vulnerable groups and other needy foreigners should leave the center and be
integrated with society after the rehabilitation process (psycho-social support,
vocational rehabilitation etc.); in other words, these temporary centers are not
seen as a permanent solution,
• It has been deemed necessary for the TAC to be gradually evacuated in the
process, except to allow some disadvantaged and vulnerable groups to stay.
VI. Security

Along with the crisis in Syria, Türkiye has been exposed to mass migration, and this
situation has naturally brought with it many security risks. A significant proportion of
these risks are caused by the difficulty of ensuring border security in the destabilized
zones and the presence of terrorist organizations in the region. Security risks have to be
taken into account in all strategies to be mentioned. It is estimated that there are 7 basic
areas of security risk in this regard:

◊ Border Security:

Firstly, it is important to improve the security of Türkiye’s borders with Syria, Iraq and
Iran. Being able to control border crossings is of vital importance, especially considering
the serious problems of terrorism and radicalization in the region.

Recent procedures and measures carried out in cooperation with the EU will enhance
border security.

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