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◊ Infiltration in Registration

The risk is that members of terrorist organizations and organized crime networks are
registered Syrian refugees in order to conceal their identities, and it will be very difficult
to track these people who are registered. For this reason, it is necessary to check the
records that were made previously and to register future entries with the support of
security experts.

◊ Those Staying without Registration

Another security risk is the possibility of Syrians and other refugees, especially those
who have not been registered, to turn into highly useful informal elements for organized
criminal organizations. Security concerns must be taken seriously, especially when
organized criminal networks are recruit unregistered refugees for “unsolved” crimes.

◊ Risk of Increase in Common/Petty Crime

Another security issue is the possibility of an increase in petty crimes. Although a fairly
positive picture is displayed in criminal statistics up to now, the possibility of changes
in the current situation in such a large population should be taken into account when
considering a population of over 3.4 million.

◊ Radicalisation

Another important security risk is the tendency to radicalize. Some NGOs operating
within the scope of humanitarian aid in the region have the potential to educate refugee
children in the direction of radicalization.

◊ Human trafficking

In recent years, refugees have increasingly become targets of intense interest by human
traffickers, and the growing human trafficking sector plays a role in triggering other
illegal activities. Along these lines, it is necessary to be sensitive to kidnapping and the
use of victims for commercial purposes, especially women. Effectively dealing with the
favorable atmosphere this crisis has created for organized crime networks is of great
importance to Türkiye.

◊ Potential of Social Tension and Conflict

Security concerns are at the forefront of issues that make local people uneasy about mass
migration events. The presence of Daesh and similar terrorist organizations and an unstable
and controversial situation in Syria and the region further increase unrest. In addition, the

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