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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

In order to prevent child labor, which is another problematic area, it is necessary to
take into account the data obtained as a result of the fieldwork carried out in the areas
where the Syrians are densely populated and to establish and increase economic support
programs for families in cooperation with NGOs. It is also important to take measures
to increase access to education for children and to make other necessary arrangements
in order to prevent the abuse of children.

XIII. OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS

From the visits to the temporary accommodation centers, we learned that there were
no separate structures for the disabled and elderly, and because the toilets were located
outside the tents in the tent cities, families with elderly or handicapped members were
given tents near the toilets. However, in TACs or outside the centers there might be
disabled or elderly people who have lost their families or whose family members do not
want to look after them. In this case, care centers with appropriate physical conditions
and rehabilitation facilities for elderly and disabled people are needed in TACs.
In addition, fieldwork needs to be undertaken within a specific program regarding
the needs of the disabled and the elderly and the problems they are experiencing;
occupational specialists who will work with elderly and disabled individuals should
receive regular vocational trainings on “Elderly and Disabled Psychology, Elderly and
Disabled Communication, Elderly and Disabled Problems, Cultural Features and
Assistance Methods for Elderly and Disabled Trauma Victims”.
XIV. SOCIAL INTEGRATION

As is well known, migration movements have a multidimensional effect on the social
and cultural life of both emigrant countries and migration-receiving countries. The
social integration process needs to be carefully handled for migrants and migration-
receiving countries for various reasons; this can be called the “resocialization” 76of
migrants. As already mentioned in previous sections of this study, social integration is
one of the durable solutions already adopted by the UNHCR in the area of international
protection (refugee) law.

In the interviews conducted with various institutions and organizations in connection
with this study on the social integration of the Syrians who benefited from temporary
protection in Türkiye, we found that most of the Syrians who live outside the temporary
accommodation centers concentrated in certain boundary provinces have to reside
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For a detailed study on the cultural integration of immigrants, see Yusuf Adıgüzel, “Cultural Integration of
Immigrants” in Syrians in Türkiye under Temporary Protection: Findings and Recommendations, eds. Adem
Esen and Mehmet Duman (Istanbul: Aryan, 2016), 171-193.

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