Health care services in Istanbul for “Syrians of concern”

Verda Tunaligil; İsmail Erkam Tüzgen; Hatice Özdemir; Selami Albayrak

doi:10.7197/cmj.vi.610401

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Health care services in Istanbul for “Syrians of concern”

Abstract

Turkey has historically been a country of origin, transit and destination for migrants. Following the first entry to Turkey in 2011, the Syrian "influx" arrived in unexpected masses and individually. In June of 2019, Turkey continues to host 3,613,644 registered Syrians under temporary protection, of which 546,296 reside in Istanbul. Turkey is the country with the world’s largest population and Istanbul is the city with the highest numbers of Syrians. During a time of unprecedented international migration and unparalleled human suffering, health care administrators of Istanbul as torchbearers, present experiences which will help lead the future of international migration. In this manuscript-effort they present lessons-learned for the world to benefit from. The transformation from “emigration” to “immigration” may transform the host country's demographic structure, from the standpoint that “emigration” defines departing from one’s natural home; whereas, “immigration” implies permanent residence. Authors draw attention to policy considerations for integration. The major concern that “universal responsibility should spread more evenly across countries in times of global humanitarian need” is emphasized.

Keywords

International migration,public health,, international health care management,humanitarian assistance,emergency and disaster medical services

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Verda Tunaligil ^*
0000-0002-4965-9231
Türkiye

İsmail Erkam Tüzgen
0000-0002-0152-5760
Türkiye

Hatice Özdemir
0000-0002-3068-4760
Türkiye

Selami Albayrak
0000-0002-4245-7506
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 30, 2019

Submission Date

August 25, 2019

Acceptance Date

September 30, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 41 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.vi.610401

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA55EU47CG

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RIS / Bibtex

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1.Tunaligil V, Tüzgen İE, Özdemir H, Albayrak S. Health care services in Istanbul for “Syrians of concern.” CMJ. 2019;41(3):576-591. doi:10.7197/cmj.vi.610401

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