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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

where it was stated that Syrians benefit from legal services provided by the bar
association. It is also stated that lawsuits have been filed on behalf of Syrians within
the scope of the service provided; the lawyers followed up with the legal cases without
charging any fees, there is no distinction between domestic and foreign residents in
legal aid, but it is stated that the legal aid budgets are not sufficient because of the fact
that there are around 500,000 Syrians living in Şanlıurfa. The legal aid budget allocated
to the Şanlıurfa Bar Association was consumed in a very short time, so the budget
should be increased accordingly.
V. ACCOMMODATION AND PLACEMENT

It is obvious that efforts to solve the accommodation and placement problems of the
Syrians under temporary protection in our country are of great importance, because
this directly or indirectly affects issues such social cohesion, education, health, security,
etc. Syrians who have come to our country but do not have any relatives or friends
in Türkiye and are unable to provide their own resources are transferred to AFAD’s
Temporary Accommodation Centers after they are registered in the registration and
transfer centers. During the first stage Syrians only resided in the border provinces, but
in time they began to live in all 81 provinces; the temporary protection identity card
issued to them is exclusively valid in the province of residence.

(Source: Anadolu News Agency)

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