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Syrian refugees say Turkey takes 'good care’ of them

Syrian Kurdish and Syrian Arab refugees dream of returning home with help of Turkey

Ersin Çelik
16:25 - 15/01/2019 Tuesday
Update: 16:28 - 15/01/2019 Tuesday
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Syrians who fled their homeland due to the civil war in their country and the cruelty of the terrorist group YPG/PKK say Turkey takes "good care" of them.

Turkey fulfils all the need of the residents of the largest tent city for Syrians in bordering Sanliurfa province's Suruc district, where hundreds of thousands of the oppressed from Tal Abyad, Ras al-Ayn and Ayn al-Arab (Kobani) stay as their land remains occupied by the PKK/PYD.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ahmad Sulaiman, a Syrian Kurd from Ayn al-Arab staying at the tent city, said: "When we came to Turkey they looked after us very well, they were very helpful."

"The government takes good care of us. If we hadn't come to Turkey, we would have been devastated," Sulaiman said.

He also said he misses his country very much and is looking forward to seeing the end of the war.

"Terrorists destroyed my home. We want these areas to be cleared from terror. The areas Turkey cleared from terror are safe and peaceful," Suleiman added.

Ahda Jamal said she fled Idlib to grow her seven children in a safe place. "My children are continuing their education in Turkey."

"If I stayed in Syria, either my children would die, or terrorist organizations would take them away from me," Jamal added.

"I have been staying Turkey for seven years," said Esma al-Hadi, mother of five.

Al-Hadi said she is Kurdish, and added that if the region is cleared from terror and peace comes, "we want to return to our homeland."


In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people, including many women and children.The PYD/YPG is its Syrian branch.

Turkey hosts more than 3.5 million Syrian refugees, more than any other country in the world.

Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.

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