CONTRIBUTION OF NGO's TO THE INTEGRATION OF SYRIAN IMMIGRANTS IN MARDIN

Abstract

This study particularly focuses on how NGOs based in the city centre of Mardin offer services and their role in Syrian refugees, migrants integration. It is important that how immigrants absorb the changes and challenges faced in the destination and how embedded these after their settlement as an expression of integration. This study collected data through in-depth interviews with seven NGOs (4 foreign and 3 local) based in Mardin. Alongside the fieldwork, some documents including news items, internet portals, and reports, are used to support the study. Due to ethical practice codes, names of the respondents and their organisations are not revealed. Pseudonymes are used to refer to respondents.