Do Syrians Who Have Taken Refuge in Turkey Wish to Return to Their Homeland?: an Analysis of the Survey on Syrians Under Temporary Protection (SuTPs)

Investigating whether Syrian refugees/immigrants want to return to their homeland or assimilate into the society of their immigration destination is extremely important in designing their future. This chapter provides a descriptive analysis of a survey conducted in 2017 to measure the views and attitudes of Syrian refugees/immigrants who have taken refuge in Turkey regarding returning to their homeland. In this survey, it specifically targets Syrian refugees/ immigrants who have taken refuge in Turkey, defined as “Syrians under Temporary Protection (SuTPs).” The chapter showed that SuTPs are not always to be inferior in comparison with Syrian migrants/refugees who successfully moved to EU countries. Rather, they seemed to be people who attaches importance to their religion, family, and local bonds. Therefore, it is necessary to any plan on their voluntary repatriation to Syria respecting SuTPs’ autonomy.