The number of Syrian refugees taking shelter in Turkey is nearly 900,000, a UN official said Monday. Ayman A. Abulaban, a representative of the Unicef for Turkey, told reporters in Ankara that 700,000 of the Syrian refugees are living outside of camps, reported Xinhua.
There are 21 camps for Syrian refugees near Turkish cities close to the Syrian border.
| So most of the ones left in Syria are gunnies for one side or another, or their camp followers. Gonna be even more difficult for me to care whether they eat or not... |
In collaboration with the Turkish government, Unicef has helped build schools and provide training for Syrian teachers both inside the refugee camps and outside.
| So in three generations they can be like the Paleostinians are today, with their own UN relief organization... |
About 3.5 million people have fled Syria, Abulaban said. |