In an interview with 10lar Medya, GDV Chairman Recep Seyyar assessed the integration processes of second-generation migrants in Türkiye, the current policy approaches, and the main topics of debate in this field.

The “Workshop on New Approaches in Migration and Integration Policies,” held on December 18, 2025, became an important basis for consultation where new policy proposals concerning the legal, social, and economic dimensions of migration were addressed.

While the role of diaspora communities in policymaking processes, public diplomacy, and international relations was addressed in a multidimensional manner, important assessments were made regarding sustainable migration policies.

Journalist-author İhsan Aktaş will moderate the panelists at the Migration, Diaspora, and Diplomacy Summit. The summit, held as part of International Migrants Day, will take place in Ankara on December 18, 2025.

The Migration, Diaspora, and Diplomacy Summit Will Be Held in Ankara

Ali Nasser Bnain, President of the Nahreyn Center for Strategic Studies of the Iraqi National Security Advisory Office, will be a speaker at the Migration, Diaspora, and Diplomacy Summit.

Deputy Interior Minister Bülent Turan will meet with participants at the Migration, Diaspora, and Diplomacy Summit, held as part of International Migrants Day.

Ammar Abogoda, former Board Member of the Syrian American Council, will take part in the Migration, Diaspora, and Diplomacy Summit, representing the Syrian diaspora.

Researcher-Author Hüseyin Aslan will meet with participants on behalf of the Iraqi diaspora at the Migration, Diaspora, and Diplomacy Summit.

Historian and literary scholar Osama Al Ashqar will meet with participants at the Migration, Diaspora, and Diplomacy Summit, representing the Palestinian diaspora.

Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services Leman Yenigün will meet with participants at the Migration, Diaspora, and Diplomacy Summit.