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Violent Protests by Turkish Locals Force Syrian Refugees Out

Violent Protests by Turkish Locals Force Syrian Refugees Out

Following three nights of “violent protests” by Turkish locals against Syrian refugees in and around Gaziantep, authorities in Turkey moved “hundreds of Syrian refugees” from the city on August 14.

AFP reports the violence began on August 11 after news that “a Turkish landlord [was] allegedly stabbed to death by his Syrian tenant.” Approximately “50 Turkish residents in Gaziantep… [were] arrested over the violent protests.”

AFP quoted “the Milliyet and Radikal newspapers” as reporting that refugees from 400 families were moved from Gaziantep to “nearby refugee camps.” The refugees were moved on buses.

Gaziantep governor Erdal Ata did not point to the violent protests when announcing the relocation of the refugees. Rather, he said families were “living in bad conditions, in abandoned buildings,” suggesting that was the reason authorities stepped in.  

On September 25, Breitbart News reported that the U.S. State Department was giving “$339 million in additional humanitarian aid to support those affected by the [crisis in Syria].” More than $25 million of that aid went to Turkey to help with the cost of caring for refugees.

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