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Turkey plans to introduce work permits for Syrian refugees, minister says

The number of people immigrating illegally exceeded 150,000 in 2015

Reuters January 11, 2016

turkey 039 s eu affairs minister volkan bozkir attends a news conference after a european union turkey accession conference in brussels belgium december 14 2015 photo reuters

Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir attends a news conference after a European Union-Turkey accession conference in Brussels, Belgium, December 14, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

ANKARA: Turkey plans to offer Syrian refugees work permits in order to ease the pressure on them to migrate, Volkan Bozkir, Turkey's minister for European Affairs, said on Monday.

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The number of people immigrating illegally exceeded 150,000 in 2015, and Turkish authorities stopped 500 migrants daily, Bozkir also told reporters after a meeting with European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans in Ankara.

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Turkey, which aspires to join the EU, has pledged to take steps to reduce the record number of illegal migrants trying to teach Europe in exchange for a 3 billion euro aid package.

COMMENTS (1)

Stranger | 8 years ago | Reply Thats better. bring them into a legal system fold . Better both ways - the government can keep an eye on them and they too feel answerable to some force thereby enabling efficiency and responsibility

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