There are two sides to that story: In the first place, Syrian refugees are displaced people, often times trapped in a twilight zone. As refugees, they face exploitation and a playing field that invites abuse, in Turkey.
A Guardian News article investigated the exploitation of young Syrian women in Turkey:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...bands-marriage
Turkish human rights groups warn that polygamy, outlawed in Turkey almost a century ago but still practised in conservative rural areas in south-eastern Anatolia, is on the rise. Second, third, or even fourth wives – called kuma in Turkish – lack legal protection and are especially vulnerable to abuse.
Paid matchmaking, illegal in Turkey, is a thriving business in the provinces bordering Syria. According to one hotel employee in Antakya, marriage tourism is common. "We have male Turkish guests from all over the country," he says. "They come to look for a Syrian wife."
"Human trafficking and all problems associated with it – abuse, rape and exploitation – have increased since 2012," says the women's rights activist from Gaziantep. "We hear of more and more cases of 'temporary marriages', basically sex work, but women are afraid to talk about this openly. It is worrying that the idea of temporary marriages is now being normalised in Turkey. It puts the veneer of respectability and religious approval on sexual abuse and exploitation."
What confirmation about Syrian refugees, and how has it been confirmed? That's just a flimsy opinion, with little foundation to the argument. I don't buy it.
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