国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkeys economic volatility could hit vulnerable Syrian refugees_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkeys economic volatility could hit vulnerable Syrian refugees

"We are paid in lira like Turkish workers, but most of us don't have social security, thus no health or social insurance, and employers will get rid of us instantly when the company we work confront financial difficulties," said Mohammed, a 29-year old Syrian from Aleppo who works as a server in downtown Kizilay since 2017 and declined to give his surname.

"Food prices have risen recently because of the lira situation, but I still receive the same salary as the start of this year, so this is a real problem," added the worried Syrian man.

TURKEY-EU COOPERATION

Many of these migrants settled in Turkey because of the deal Ankara struck with the European Union in 2016. Under the deal, the EU agreed to give Turkey around 6.6 billion dollars to assist the refugees to permanently resettle there.

The only good news is that euro has become much more valuable because of the depreciation of the Turkish currency, and Turkey relies heavily on the funds for the refugees.

The refugee deal aimed to relieve Turkey's neighbor Greece of the burden of the migrant crisis and shut down the so-called Balkan route, which saw millions of refugees travel through Macedonia and Serbia to EU countries eventually.

Policymakers in Europe also wanted to disincentivize migrants from making the dangerous Aegean journey by boat from Turkey to Greece, where hundreds drowned on the way.

Turkey and observers fear of a new influx of refugees into Turkish territory, as Syrian leader Bashar Assad vows to recapture the opposition-held northwestern province of Idlib, where there are currently around 2.5 million displaced civilians, according to the UN.