Jennifer Holleis   Despite increased crackdowns on Syrian refugees in countries like Turkey and Lebanon, most Syrians don't want to go back  both for safety and economic reasons. When Turkish security forces detained Abdul Qader Basmaji in March this year, there...

Here we go again. Since shortly after the beginning of Syria’s civil war, countries faced with the prospect of hosting Syrian refugees  have touted the idea  of “safe areas” within Syria to which refugees could be returned, despite the fact that such zones historically  have...

ANKARA, Turkey --  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused opposition parties  of stoking xenophobia and racism  on Monday, a day after residents in a neighborhood in central Turkey set Syrian-owned shops on fire. The rioting erupted in the Melikgazi region of central...

Much like every morning, Hafis A. was making his way to the restaurant where he used to work. The young  Syrian  man had no idea his life as a refugee in Istanbul was about to change. When Turkish security authorities pulled him over and demanded his papers which had expired two...