Turkey revamped its regulations for foreign residents after the turn of the millennium, but a lack of flexibility among its measures has disadvantaged a lot of long-term residents, according to a Turkey-based academic. The government’s moves were designed with Syrians in mind, Barbara Pusch says
New regulations regarding the residence of foreigners in Turkey have improved long out-of-date laws, but their lack of flexibility is hurting many non-Turkish residents, according to an Austrian researcher in Turkey.
“[Long-term residents] were not taken into consideration. Within the transition phase, you may need more flexibility for people who have been living here for a long time,” Barbara Pusch said. “When the law was pushed through, they had another problem in mind, and that is the Syrian problem” reports Hurriyet Daily