Semanur Pekkendir
Semanur Pekkendir is a deputy researcher at TRT World Research Centre. She received her BA in Comparative Literature and Media Studies from Istanbul Bilgi University and her MSc in Migration, Mobility and Development at SOAS, University of London. Her research interests include Turkish migration and asylum policies, citizenship and integration.
Items by Semanur Pekkendir
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- October 13, 2018 Semanur Pekkendir
Syrian refugees in Turkey and the changing concept of Turkish citizenship
Granting citizenship to Syrians in Turkey is a topic of discussion today more than ever before. So far, more than 50,000 Syrians have acquired Turkish citizenship. This has ignited debates among the Turkish public, primarily due to the provocative media coverage of the topic and increasing nationalism in Turkey....