It is also just 60 miles from Aleppo, the Syrian city devastated by war. Today there are 3.6 million Syrian refugees (or protected persons, as they are officially known) in Turkey, with the majority living in the south, in places such as Gaziantep. To put that in perspective, Turkey’s biggest city, Istanbul, with a population of 15 million, hosts 560,000 refugees in total. With the crisis now in its seventh year and more than half the refugees under 18, education is a concern. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Syrian and Turkish women cook together at the Ensar community centre.

Source: The Guardian June 19, 2019 11:02 UTC