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Turkey: Children in Need

January 14, 2015

Around 10 million of Syrian refugees have fled their country since the outbreak of civil war four years ago. For children, it means not only losing a home but also access to education. In Turkey, volunteers have set up a school for some 1200 Syrian children. But not everyone approves.

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Most of the teachers at the school in Kahramanmaraş are themselves refugees from Aleppo. The classes, which include English lessons, are held in rented apartments and homes. Instruction is geared to promoting tolerance. But these Syrian-run projects are up against growing hostility in Turkey. The 1.2 million Syrian refugees who fled here are increasingly seen as a burden on the state and skirmishes have broken out in Kahramanmaraş.