This self-commissioned report – researched in partnership with IRIS – appraises and compares the living conditions and access to services of Syrian refugees and Iraqi IDPs in non-Arab host communities. The research compares the situation of these refugees and IDPs with regard to food security, livelihoods, access to clean water and services like education and health, and migration issues. In Turkey, urban Syrian refugees residing in Antakya, Gaziantep and Sanliurfa were surveyed. In northern Iraq, the cities of Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah were included in the geographic coverage. The six locations chosen for this sample form a semi-circular belt across southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq.
In total, more than 1,200 surveys were conducted as part of this research project.
