Review

Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 31, 2026
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Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War

Abstract

Türkiye, while experiencing migration from neighboring Syria, is aware that meeting only the basic needs of children will be insufficient for refugee children to look to the future with hope without lost generations. Education is an important issue that needs to be emphasized in order to protect refugee children’s right to education and to ensure that they can continue their lives as skilled individuals in the future without moving away from the origin of the society. In doing so, efforts to school refugee children are supported and the impact of civil society organizations on the process is observed. This study deals with the educational policies implemented for Syrian students who came to Türkiye as a result of the civil war and the cooperation with international institutions and organizations. This study, which employs a review design, reveals Türkiye’s educational policies toward Syrian students during the Syrian civil war and draws attention to the importance of education in the integration of refugees into Türkiye. It has been concluded that there is a lack of integration between Türkiye’s migration and education policies, that projects introduced as temporary solutions face significant challenges in becoming permanent, and that non-governmental organizations [NGOs] need to assume a more active role within these processes. Implementing these recommendations would contribute to a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable education system capable of addressing the long-term needs of Syrian refugee students and promoting social cohesion within Turkish society.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Multicultural Education

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

March 31, 2026

Submission Date

August 2, 2025

Acceptance Date

March 15, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Demirkol, F., & Atasever, N. (2026). Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal), 10(1), 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA54KC85YK
AMA
1.Demirkol F, Atasever N. Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal). 2026;10(1):1-21. https://izlik.org/JA54KC85YK
Chicago
Demirkol, Fırat, and Nazmiye Atasever. 2026. “Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War”. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal) 10 (1): 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA54KC85YK.
EndNote
Demirkol F, Atasever N (March 1, 2026) Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal) 10 1 1–21.
IEEE
[1]F. Demirkol and N. Atasever, “Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War”, Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal), vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 1–21, Mar. 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA54KC85YK
ISNAD
Demirkol, Fırat - Atasever, Nazmiye. “Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War”. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal) 10/1 (March 1, 2026): 1-21. https://izlik.org/JA54KC85YK.
JAMA
1.Demirkol F, Atasever N. Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal). 2026;10:1–21.
MLA
Demirkol, Fırat, and Nazmiye Atasever. “Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War”. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal), vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 1-21, https://izlik.org/JA54KC85YK.
Vancouver
1.Fırat Demirkol, Nazmiye Atasever. Türkiye’s Education Policies Towards Syrian Students During the Syria Civil War. Türk Akademik Yayınlar Dergisi (TAY Journal) [Internet]. 2026 Mar. 1;10(1):1-21. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA54KC85YK

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