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Reflections on the relationship between Turkish government and the foreign humanitarian actors in the region following the Syrian crisis (2011-2019)
(Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, 2019) Ghussain, Fedaa Al
The relationship between the Turkish government and Foreign Humanitarian Actors (FHAs) has been and still full of tensions, misperceptions, lack of trust and many other gaps that started with the beginning of the Syrian refugee’s influx to the country following the conflict in Syria back in 2011. This paper aims at understanding the relationship dynamics between the Turkish government and international foreign humanitarian aid providers who started to operate in the Turkish territories with the beginning of the Syrian crisis, bringing in a completely new concept to the Turkish context. The research is qualitative based in terms of methodology, where set of unstructured interviews were conducted with high level government representatives related directly to the researched subject, and with FHAs representatives. There is no systematic approach or specialized department, which efficiently organizes the relationship between both actors until today. This is the main reason behind the huge relational gaps facing FHAs and the Turkish Government in working cooperatively. The main findings in this research paper includes a suggested paradigm of cooperation that will contribute to enhancing the relationship dynamics, bridge the gaps and support the humanitarian space. Hence increases Turkey’s ranking amongst the countries piloting humanitarian work in later stages.