This qualitative study sheds light onto the working structures, make-up, and strengths and weaknesses of civil society organizations working with Syrian refugees in Turkey. The research includes 22 interviews with a variety of national and international civil society organizations (CSOs) and aims to reveal strategies they employ to communicate with and advocate on behalf of refugees. The strategies utilized by international and domestic organizations are compared and their relationships elaborated within the specific sociocultural and political context of Turkey. Results reveal that Syrian refugee advocacy in Turkey can be defined as a balancing act, where civil society organizations need to establish and nurture positive government relations, while engaging closely with their beneficiary communities and each other due to their mutually dependent funding and implementation arrangements, as well as work closely with the media to ensure effective advocacy.

这项定性研究揭示了与土耳其叙利亚难民合作的民间社会组织的工作结构，组成以及优缺点。这项研究包括对各种国家和国际民间社会组织（CSO）的22次采访，旨在揭示他们采用的与难民沟通和代表难民的策略。比较了国际和国内组织采用的策略，并在土耳其的特定社会文化和政治背景下阐述了它们之间的关系。结果表明，在土耳其的叙利亚难民倡导活动可以定义为一种平衡行为，民间社会组织需要建立和培育积极的政府关系，