The Voluntary Repatriation Counseling and Support Center, implemented by Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality in cooperation with Gaziantep Provincial Directorate of Migration Management, Turkish Red Crescent, Bülbülzade Foundation, SGDD-ASAM and other local governments and civil society organizations, was inaugurated with the participation of Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz.
Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, Gaziantep Governor Kemal Çeber, Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Fatma Şahin, Turkish Red Crescent President Prof. Dr. Fatma Meriç Yılmaz, Gaziantep MPs and Bülbülzade Foundation President Turgay Aldemir attended the opening ceremony.
Turkish Red Crescent President Prof. Dr. Fatma Meriç Yılmaz visited the support center office where our foundation's migration and Syria work experience will be presented as a contribution. During the visit, information was given about the inter-communal communication, social cohesion, information and volunteering consultancy planned by Bülbülzade Foundation.
The support center, which will set an example at the international level, was established in a multi-stakeholder structure in the field of migration management. The center, which was established to support the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of Syrian individuals to their homeland within the framework of Turkey's migration policies, will provide adaptation and livelihood support to individuals and families who will make a new start in Syria.