On one hand you can understand how the Turks are feeling, but on the other hand you wonder where all these refugees can go. There are over two millions of them from Syria, and it is difficult both for them and the countries who are trying to accommodate them.
Syrian refugees face backlash in Turkey
Thomas Seibert
August 3, 2014 Updated: August 3, 2014
Turks living in the UAE vote in presidential electionsGaza crisis reveals regional splits over the BrotherhoodKurds move quickly to secure oil gainsIn pictures: clashes in Turkey on anniversary of Gezi Park protestsTopics: SyriaSyria unrestTurkeyGAZIANTEP, TURKEY // The massive influx of refugees from Syria has led to rising public anger in southern Turkey with allegations of rising living costs, the undermining of Turkish businesses, and pressure on jobs.
In Gaziantep, a city of 1.5 million people about 60 kilometres north of the border that has become home to an estimated 200,000 Syrians, many Turkish citizens said the arrival of the Syrians had changed their lives for the worse.
They steal and beg, Kadir Sengir, a shopkeeper on Inonu Caddesi, one of the main streets in Gaziantep, said of the Syrians. I dont allow my own little daughter to play on the street anymore.
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Syrian refugees face backlash in Turkey
Thomas Seibert
August 3, 2014 Updated: August 3, 2014
Turks living in the UAE vote in presidential electionsGaza crisis reveals regional splits over the BrotherhoodKurds move quickly to secure oil gainsIn pictures: clashes in Turkey on anniversary of Gezi Park protestsTopics: SyriaSyria unrestTurkeyGAZIANTEP, TURKEY // The massive influx of refugees from Syria has led to rising public anger in southern Turkey with allegations of rising living costs, the undermining of Turkish businesses, and pressure on jobs.
In Gaziantep, a city of 1.5 million people about 60 kilometres north of the border that has become home to an estimated 200,000 Syrians, many Turkish citizens said the arrival of the Syrians had changed their lives for the worse.
They steal and beg, Kadir Sengir, a shopkeeper on Inonu Caddesi, one of the main streets in Gaziantep, said of the Syrians. I dont allow my own little daughter to play on the street anymore.
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