I think all of us would be worrying if we had to sleep in an unheated tent in the winter.
Syrian refugees worry about housing as winter approaches
Many Syrian refugees who have taken shelter in Turkey, an ethnic Turkmen from Syria, want a house in which they can spend the winter. (Photo: Today's Zaman, Şule Tülin Üner)
November 08, 2014, Saturday/ 04
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The Syrian refugees who fled the ongoing bloody war in their home country and have sought refuge in various cities of Turkey are facing difficulties finding accommodation since many landlords refuse to rent to refugees from Syria.
Sunday's Zaman spoke to civil society and aid organizations, which are concerned about the problems of the more than 300,000 Syrian refugees living in İstanbul and the almost 2 million in Turkey at the onset of winter. The common complaints of Syrian refugees include problems with health, medicine, education and housing but they are also seeking more understanding and hospitality from the residents of İstanbul as they had no choice but to seek refuge as a result of the war.
The Syrian Nour Association is one of the civil society organizations helping Syrian refuges in İstanbul by providing them with medical and humanitarian aid. It has offices in Syria and İstanbul. Speaking to Sunday's, Zaman Hamid İbrahim, the director of the association's Saadetdere branch, says the Nour Association provides medical assistance for a nominal fee and free medicine to the Syrian refugees living in Saadetdere.
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Syrian refugees worry about housing as winter approaches?
Syrian refugees worry about housing as winter approaches
Many Syrian refugees who have taken shelter in Turkey, an ethnic Turkmen from Syria, want a house in which they can spend the winter. (Photo: Today's Zaman, Şule Tülin Üner)
November 08, 2014, Saturday/ 04
19/ OSMAN ÜNALAN / ISTANBULThe Syrian refugees who fled the ongoing bloody war in their home country and have sought refuge in various cities of Turkey are facing difficulties finding accommodation since many landlords refuse to rent to refugees from Syria.
Sunday's Zaman spoke to civil society and aid organizations, which are concerned about the problems of the more than 300,000 Syrian refugees living in İstanbul and the almost 2 million in Turkey at the onset of winter. The common complaints of Syrian refugees include problems with health, medicine, education and housing but they are also seeking more understanding and hospitality from the residents of İstanbul as they had no choice but to seek refuge as a result of the war.
The Syrian Nour Association is one of the civil society organizations helping Syrian refuges in İstanbul by providing them with medical and humanitarian aid. It has offices in Syria and İstanbul. Speaking to Sunday's, Zaman Hamid İbrahim, the director of the association's Saadetdere branch, says the Nour Association provides medical assistance for a nominal fee and free medicine to the Syrian refugees living in Saadetdere.
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Syrian refugees worry about housing as winter approaches?
