Syrian refugee crisis. This is a solution proposal.

Well, I will try to be really brief and clear.

I will start pointing out four facts.

These people try to escape war and ISIS. So they choose routes towards the West, with the majority of them aiming to reach some particular countries of the European Union. This includes a long, hard road, with ruthless traffickers, dangerous weather conditions, etc. So this is Fact One: The long, dangerous road to the West.

Of course, widely known as it is, terrorists "blend" into the groups of Syrian migrants, falsely stating themselves as war refugees during the substandard checks taking place after they have entered European Union, posing an already “certified” danger to the European countries. This is Fact Two: The terrorists infiltrating easily in target countries through the groups of real refugees.

The groups of “real” refugees, and their rights for political asylum, are being abused by other ethnicities too, that are not supposed to enter European Union and other countries without particular papers, certain checks and officials approval, illegal immigrants from the wider Middle East that also falsely state themselves as Syrians. This is Fact Three: Illegal immigrants abusing the international institution of political asylum for war refugees.

Fact Four does not need any further details: The proportional/equal distribution of the refugees seeking asylum in European/Western countries.

The solution, according to my naive way of thinking is this:

Organized UN/EU checkpoint facilities (ASCC-Asylum Seekers Confirmation Centres) close to the already known routes of the refugees, inside Turkish territory, right next to the borders with Syria (the vast majority of the Syrians trying to get to the West through Turkey). These -and only these-will be official paper-issuing spots for Syrians seeking asylum in a European/Western country, which will be clear to everyone, especially the asylum seekers.

The solution regarding the aforementioned Facts:

Fact One: The trafficking and weather conditions dangers elimination. No Syrians will choose this way into the EU because they will not be validated to enter.

Fact Two: The detailed checks at the official and staffed with specialized and equipped personnel facilities will be more in-depth and effective.

Fact Three: Same as Fact Two.

Fact Four: Easier for the checkpoint personnel to manage the final destinationof each family in consultation with the statistics given by the headquarters.

It is important to be clear that all confirmed asylum seekers will be taken care and given dignified alternatives and support in order to get to the desired and suggested destination.

Erdogan's intransigence, a step back for Turkey.

Protesters holding banners reading on "Tayyip (Turkish PM) must resign".
(Photo by EPA/The Telegraph)

True facts about governance in Turkey comes to light through the unrest that started in Taksim Square and expanded in other major cities. No matter how much Ankara may want to enter the European Union or belong to the "West", the way this situation was managed by the government revealed the inability of using democratic methods to solve interior crises.

Regarding the huge amounts of tear gas and the brutality used to suppress the protesters, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan does not seem willing to show any compunction about the violence towards the gathered people. Expressing his prospects and decisions about this situation can confuse and might be considered by the listener as an authoritarian leader. He sounds like a politician and a man who does not accept an opinion different than his. Due to these characteristics, his profile is similar to some dictators (without implying that he is one), rather than to European leaders.

Number one in imprisoned journalists, manipulation of media, a considerable number of unsolved issues with neighbors and minorities, refusal to recognize many genocides, four coups d'etat since 1960 (including the 1997 military memorandum, characterized also as a "postmodern coup"), and now, a hardcore suppression of the people protesting against a pertinacious Prime Minister who is planning on tightening alcohol rules and forbidding public display of affection, the political system and governance in Turkey tries to find a way into the European Union.

However, the most dangerous move of the Turkish PM is not his refusal to apologize for the excessive use of violence and the lack of any conversation with the protesters. What could make him look like a leader of previous centuries with a total ignorance of the term "diplomacy" is his indirect (at least until the moment this article was published) call of his supporters to react to the Taksim Square movement. "There is an end to our patience" Erdogan said, with rage in his voice, in front of a crowd that was chanting its will to die for him. Such words, to such an audience, are far from helpful for this social unrest and could lead to clashes between masses of the people, to an uprising and of course to situations beyond any control.

Prime Minister Erdogan should think twice. His intransigence and hence a socially and politically  unstable Turkey, will not be only a national issue, but also a major risk for Turkey's allies during this period of turmoil in the Middle East, and many steps back regarding the country's aims to come closer to the European Union.