国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Syrian refugees face rising resentment in post-election Turkey
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 18-- <span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="resentment">resentment</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hostility">hostility</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3.63 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="or">or</span> 55,000, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="Tanju">Tanju</span> <span word="Ozcan">Ozcan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bolu">Bolu</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>, <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="controversy">controversy</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="permit">permit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="asylum">asylum</span> <span word="seekers">seekers</span>.</p><p><span word="Ozcan">Ozcan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> (<span word="CHP">CHP</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="March">March</span> 31 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 12,000 <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="only">only</span> 2,379 <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="data">data</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayor">mayor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="negligible">negligible</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Ekrem">Ekrem</span> <span word="Imamoglu">Imamoglu</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CHP">CHP</span> <span word="mayoral">mayoral</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span>." <span word="This">This</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> 555,000 <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="Syrians">Syrians</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p>
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