Turkey: Syrians in the Crosshairs of the Elections | ARTE.tv Documentary

Last year, in response to the opposition's demand to send all Syrians back across the border, President Erdoğan declared, "We will never allow Kemal Bey (the opposition candidate) to send our Syrian brothers home!" But the popularity of the Turkish President has since declined, in the wake of a deep economic crisis and a lacklustre rescue response to February's lethal earthquake. Meanwhile, Turkish xenophobic sentiment has grown, with some Syrian neighbourhoods even becoming the target for looting and unrest. As he tries to retain his twenty-year grip on power, Erdoğan announced a plan for the "voluntary return" of one million Syrians last summer.
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[@imflyingoverclouds]

Want to send people back to their home country is not crime. They are welcomed as guests, they will send as guest.

[@user-qn2bj4ro6h]

​@@Evonicuswell if you milk africa turk peoples milk germany 😂

[@sociallyacceptablecults7265]

@@Evonicus No Turks were in germany before germans even existed, you call yourselves germans you're still one of us. Indoeuropean.

[@fatmaaksoy2057]

The difference is that Turks were invited as workers because there were no labour source after WW2. Turkish people never asked or needed Syrian people in Turkey. When somebody comes to your house uninvited stays longer than expected and when you don't have food even for your own children on the table, it is only natural that you want the guests to leave.@@Evonicus

[@fatmaaksoy2057]

@@Evonicus Well, I can't talk on behalf of the Turks living there. I lived in Germany a year. Some Turks were well educated and well adapted to the German culture. Some were still living in their own ghettos rejecting to be a part of the society. What I meant was the difference of the situations. Germany offered the Turks jobs. Turkey doesnt lack labour force. Our own people struggle finding jobs, we dont have resources for refugees.

[@fatmaaksoy2057]

@@Evonicus I don't know if you have ever lived in Turkey, but the situation is getting worse here. Women dont feel safe outside especially evenings. We already had our own problems, now we have uncontrolled refugees wandering around. I dont expect you to understand this of course

[@TR-ry3cn]

I was in Istanbul for "3" days as a tourist. I`m from Germany.. My experience: - A Syrian came up to me on the street and spat at my feet and insulted me. - On the tram I saw two Syrians molesting a girl with a headscarf. - As we were sitting in the coffee, Syrians passed the shop window and again insulted us openly. What's wrong with you? Of course, if you're so ungrateful, they'll send you back. It feels like everyone is there for that. Nobody there has anything against Africans because I think they can behave themselves.

[@hadijan8943]

I’m a British I have been many time to Istanbul but I never seen these things or may you are Turk German nationalist if one Syrian doing bad thing why you blame all Syrian that is not right mate

[@YFBou]

I saw many Turkish people misbehaving in Europe, many…

[@TR-ry3cn]

​@@YFBou I also condemn that when I see a report about it.

[@LatrellEdwards-fu5qw]

@@hadijan8943’m sorry you Syrians hate black people and then run for a better life, if y’all claim to be a true Muslim then all the things about you are true

[@AbdullahHashi-kw3qj]

Tread lightly in a foreign land -African proverb

[@aygir839]

Why do we have to be foreced to taken them into our home lands if we don't want them here? We don't owe you anything!

[@otherwize12]

You racists should be more nice to these poor refugees who have lost everything. How would you feel if you had to flee your own country?

[@aygir839]

@@otherwize12 I would stand and fight I wouldn't run like a coward.

[@aygir839]

@@otherwize12 Why should I be nice to people that are replacing my people and trying to genocide my race? What will I benefit from being nice to these cowards?

[@ayferkagitci]

Sorry for turkish. Story: Etrrikalı aşkamlardan biri (hikaye); - hallettiniz mi? - hallettik. Yani halletti. - yedi mi? - yedi. - göçmen koydu bibergazını yemeğine değil mi? - evet. - iyi. Yemrk şirketlerimizi kurtarfık. Tekstili de halledrlim. Herkes göçmenden bilecek. - aşık olduğunu söylüyor. Göçmen kızlar da iyilik yaptıklarını sanıyorlar. Karının dışkı örneğini de aldım sabah. - iyi. Ne kadar zekiyiz. Onlara kalır. Anlaşılana kadaaaaar. Karıyı sokarız. Bizim surilerin hakkı. Döz verdim, kardişime nişanlısını da çıkaracağım. O...nun ablasına da gmenlrti göndereceğime söz verdim. Paralar iş falan oldu bityi. Oldu bu iş. Hadi bskalım. - hadi bakalım. - oh çok şükür. Şimdi napçaz? .............. (Hikaye ☺).

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

As an Lebanese born in USA my heart aches for my syrian brothers displaced. Arab islam has been more of curse than a blessing in the levant. A reason why we let the world divide us into several countries headed by thugs & thieves. British & french demons post ottoman root cause of this mockery. We were all one just Syria no Leb no Israel no Jordan.

[@user-qn2bj4ro6h]

Ottoman is very great empire that is true

[@eternalsunshine313]

You’re welcome to leave the USA and join your brothers in Syria.

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

@eternalsunshine313 it's not about me but how dominant powers tear up cultures/displace billions. Yes I travel all over the world; do volunteer work to help millions impoverished by the greed of weapon industry, perverted capitalists. You should too.

[@AbdullahHashi-kw3qj]

​@@eternalsunshine313usa is a nation of immigrants clown Everyone here is a dependant of immigrants and no 1 can lay claim here so stfu

[@AbdullahHashi-kw3qj]

Bs The middle east was always devided along ethnic and tribal and religious lines Stop lying to yourself

[@serkantemiz7565]

in 18:33 He is looking like Laz people which live in eastern black Sea region.

[@Ambrosia-]

Not at all lol