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This is the story of ordinary people whose lives have intersected with the state of politics in the Middle East. Since the civil conflict erupted in Syria, the lives of both Turks and Syrians have changed drastically. By voicing individual stories of Syrians who sought shelter in Gaziantep, Turkey, and their encounters with the host community, this book contributes to the current literature on Syrian refugees. As such, rather than offering a dry scholarly account of the war and the crisis, it details the emotional odyssey of two academics who lived through such turbulent times alongside Syrians in the Turkey-Syria borderland. The book will appeal to readers who wish to know Syrian refugees as individuals, rather than as a totalistic category. Partly ethnographic and partly oral history, it presents a different side of the crisis in Syria.

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Dr Bezen Balamir Coskun is an international relations scholar. After several years of teaching and research experience in higher education institutions, she is now working as the founder and president of Izmir Policy Centre, Turkey. Since 2011, she has been conducting research on human security challenges that Syrian refugees are facing in Turkey, and has published articles, book chapters and policy briefs related to the subject.Dr Selin Yildiz Nielsen is the co-founder and president of Glocally Connected, having worked in international education for the last 20 years. She has led projects providing educational assistance to teachers in Syrian refugee camps in Southeast Turkey. Her work was carried out in four camps and included training in cross-cultural integration, conflict, and trauma management.

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